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  • Impact investing or impact washing?

    19 June 2018

    Insurers say they can find financial value in ESG investing, but they have to be wise to investments that don't deliver on their stated goals. And while ESG can mean different things to different stakeholders, a push for standardisation is not always welcome, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's 2018 EMEA conference. Vincent Huck reports

  • Why Zurich focusses on impact investing, as well as ESG integration

    05 November 2015

    Insurance giant Zurich has put impact investing at the heart of its responsibility strategy because, unlike environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, it can deliver immediate results, according to a strategist for the company.

  • Zurich commits $800m of $2bn green bond target

    05 November 2015

    Zurich Insurance has committed nearly $800 million of its landmark $2 billion target for investing in green bonds.