Archive

• Sustainability investing on the rise in Asia

  16 October 2017

  After a series of meetings with asset owners in Asia, Masja Zandbergen gives her assessment of the progress being made in implementing ESG in the continent

• Folksam CIO: "There is simply no reason not to continue investing in green bonds"

  09 October 2017

  Michael Kjeller, chief investment officer of Swedish pensions and insurance provider Folksam, discusses his firm's decision to raise its target for green bond investment

• A development agenda

  02 October 2017

  South Africa's largest asset owner, the GEPF, owns more than 10% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange giving it immense influence over its portfolio companies to bring about environmental and transformative change. Joe Walsh reports

• Demonstrating positive impact for mainstream investment strategies

  25 September 2017

  Chris Greenwald explores some innovative approaches to expand SDG-aligned impact investing opportunities to a wider range of asset classes and investors.

• The dawn of a new age for reporting?

  22 September 2017

  The TCFD has challenged companies to up their game on reporting climate-related risks. But how will the market respond, asks Peter Cripps

• ESG indexes: in the sweet spot

  20 September 2017

  Billions have flowed into funds tracking ESG indexes or low-carbon indexes in recent months. What are the innovations that will drive further growth, asks Peter Cripps

• HLEG - where are we now and what's next?

  18 September 2017

  The following is an abbreviated version of a speech given by Aviva Investors' Steve Waygood at Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Equities conference

• How private finance can raise efficiency in conservation markets

  12 September 2017

  Private finance can provide efficient net gains in biodiversity through the OTC offset market, say Jenni Laininen and Brent Matthies.

• Q&A: Why Swiss Re chose ESG benchmarks

  07 September 2017

  The group's chief investment officer, Guido Fürer, explains why he feels that adopting the ESG benchmarks has been the most meaningful and strategic step in its journey to integrate ESG considerations

• Big in Japan?

  04 September 2017

  Support from the biggest pension fund in the world is helping ESG take off in Japan, write Peter Cripps and Joe Walsh