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  • Follow the money, drive the change

    13 September 2018

    Climate-risk assessments are the next frontier in future-proofing investments – and the agriculture sector should not be overlooked, says John Davis of South Pole.

  • Only one in ten investors aware of TCFD, says HSBC

    13 September 2018

    Only 10% of institutional investors and even fewer corporates (8%) are aware of the pioneering recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), according to research commissioned by HSBC.

  • CBA, Samsung and Bayer dropped from DJSI World index

    13 September 2018

    S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM have excluded Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Samsung Electronics and healthcare company Bayer from the widely-followed Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World).

  • Rewiring finance through climate innovation

    13 September 2018

    The financial system needs to be reshaped to trigger the investments needed to address climate change, says Kirsten Dunlop, CEO of EIT Climate-KIC, and innovation is crucial to bringing sustainable finance to the next level.

  • Fossil fuel divestment movement ‘backed by $6trn in assets’

    13 September 2018

    Investors with a combined $6.24 trillion in assets have publicly committed to divest from fossil fuels, according to a study by Arabella Advisors.

  • Investor Agenda finds $32trn of backing

    13 September 2018

    Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have signed up to an initiative to step up action on climate change.

  • Axa IM invests in Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund

    13 September 2018

    AXA Investment Managers (Axa IM) has committed to invest in the Althelia Sustainable Ocean Fund, as the fund raised about $38 million at first close.

  • Sustainalytics launches 'gamechanging' ESG risk ratings

    12 September 2018

    Sustainalytics has launched a new risk ratings system it says will allow investors to better assess the materiality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

  • Green bonds round-up, 12 September 2018

    12 September 2018

    Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has returned to the green bond market with a €500 million ($578 million) issue to finance a mix of projects that help mitigate or adapt to climate change.

  • MSCI integrates ESG information into all its analytics services

    12 September 2018

    MSCI is making available its environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis tools across its range of portfolio and risk management services for both equity and fixed income investors.