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  • Bank of America makes additional $300bn pledge to finance low-carbon business

    05 April 2019

    Bank of America has committed to mobilise an additional $300 billion in capital by 2030 through its Environmental Business Initiative.

  • People moves: ING, Natixis CIB

    05 April 2019

    Xiaofei Guo has been promoted to become vice president of sustainable finance at ING.

  • Norway’s oil fund opens door to investments in unlisted renewables

    05 April 2019

    Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is to be allowed to invest in unlisted renewables assets, following a decision by the country’s finance ministry.

  • RobecoSAM rocked by resignation of both co-CEOs

    05 April 2019

    Both co-CEOs of RobecoSAM have resigned, the sustainability-focused asset manager revealed today.

  • GBPs publish green buildings impact reporting guidance

    05 April 2019

    A ‘harmonised framework for impact reporting on green building projects’ has been published by the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

  • BlackRock: climate risks are not being priced-in

    04 April 2019

    The world's largest asset manager BlackRock has found evidence that physical climate risks are not being priced into investments, in a report that is expected to deliver "a thunderbolt for investors".

  • ESG-compliant pension product gets EU Parliament approval

    04 April 2019

    A proposal for an ESG-compliant Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) that could unlock €700 billion ($785 billion) in assets by 2030 has won EU Parliamentary approval.

  • Why AP4 is making the shift to a 2°C aligned portfolio

    04 April 2019

    What is the outcome of AP4's series of scenario analyses so far, asks Elena K. Johansson.

  • Climate-threatened sovereigns can get multilateral development credit boost, Moody’s says

    04 April 2019

    Moody’s Investors Service has predicted ‘substantial’ growth in the role of multi-lateral development banks (MDBs), as countries that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change look to increase their resiliency and, in turn, strengthen their credit profile.

  • Green bond comment, April: A return to form

    03 April 2019

    After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.