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  • Adam Matthews: A believer in the power of engagement

    10 February 2020

    The Church of England Pensions Board's ethics and engagement director explains to Ahren Lester the key role asset managers can play in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy

  • Profile: James Gifford

    19 December 2018

    UBS's impact expert talks to Peter Cripps

  • Opinion - ICMA's René Karsenti

    16 April 2018

    The future of finance is green, says ICMA president René Karsenti.

  • High altitude returns

    08 November 2017

    Public money is being used to derisk institutional capital to deliver superior, risk-adjusted returns while tackling the Himalayan glacial melt crisis, explains Tim Gocher

  • Q&A with Paul Byrne on QBE Insurance's inaugural green bond

    20 April 2017

    QBE Insurance Group is gearing up to issue the sector's first green bond, Paul Byrne its group treasurer speaks to Environmental Finance exclusively

  • How to eliminate child labour from the battery business

    29 March 2017

    A multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to stamp out the use of child labour in the mining of cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, says Benedikt Sobotka.

  • Best performing funds of 2016: Vontobel New Power A

    27 January 2017

    In a disappointing year for clean energy funds, Vontobel found a safe harbour in grid infrastructure stocks. Pascal Dudle talks to Joe Walsh.

  • COP22: The investors' verdict

    06 January 2017

    World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali

  • Carbon Cutter

    28 December 2016

    Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports

  • Handelsbanken - backing sustainability for the long haul

    07 September 2016

    Sweden's Handelsbanken believes its sustainable lending and investment policies help it outperform its peers. Graham Cooper reports