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TCFD: A full disclosure
20 March 2017Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali
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Comment: Can 'fintech' help 'green' the real economy?
10 March 2017Innovation in financial technology should aim to address sustainability challenges in the real economy, says Andrew Voysey
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Upgrading ESG
08 March 2017Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali
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Insurers and ESG investment: the bleeding edge?
27 February 2017Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports
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Green growth is the deal of the century. Will the Dealmaker-in-Chief realise it?
01 February 2017If Donald Trump really wants to 'get America winning again', he ought to seize opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Fenella Aouane.
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Best performing funds of 2016: Impax Environmental Markets (Ireland) Fund
30 January 2017An uptick in investors' interest in environmental-themed equities, following the Paris Agreement, helped make 2016 a 'vintage' year for the Impax Environmental Markets (Ireland) Fund, reports Hamza Ali
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Comment: The Paris Agreement should not be Trumped
01 January 2017After the celebrations sparked by the Paris Agreement in 2015, followed by its earlier-than- expected ratification, Donald Trump has delivered a shock to the system, says Peter Cripps.
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Carbon Cutter
28 December 2016Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports
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Investing in a changing climate
06 December 2016Insurers are increasingly factoring climate change into their investment decisions. But they are only at the start of a long learning process, finds Peter Cripps. This is the second part of a three-part series on how insurers are dealing with climate change
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Natural catastrophes and the protection gap
26 October 2016Natural catastrophes are becoming increasingly common and costly. But more can be done to help protect society against their impacts argues Robert Muir-Wood