Archive

WCI carbon market update: 14 December 2020

Axa calls for UN climate underwriting alliance

Axa has proposed the insurance industry should cooperate to reduce the negative climate impact of its underwriting, ahead of the planned UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November 2021.

BNP launches 'Paris-compliant' property impact fund

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management has launched what it claims is the first property fund explicitly aiming to comply with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Singapore regulator considering 'green' and 'transition' taxonomy

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced it is considering formulating a taxonomy of its own covering 'green' and 'transition' activities, amid its plan to roll-out environmental risk management guidelines for all financial institutions.

Axa IM ditches State Bank of India green bonds amid Carmichael coal furore

Credit Suisse, UOB launch Asia impact fund

Credit Suisse and UOB's private equity arm have raised about $60 million at first close of the second Asia Impact Investment fund (AIIF II).

UK commits to emissions trading scheme over carbon tax

The UK government has opted to launch its own emissions trading scheme (ETS) next month, instead of a carbon tax, and has said it will be more ambitious than the EU-run scheme it will replace.

News Round Up: JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, US Department of Labor, and more

Green strings attached - the EU bailout and the roadmap to 2050

The 'Next Generation EU' bailout fund is a model of green conditionality, and may be the shape of things to come, argues Jason Mitchell

'World-first' gender-lens property fund launches

A 'world-first' fund aiming to invest in affordable, safe and secure homes for vulnerable women has been launched, with an initial £15.5 million ($21 million) in investments.