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  • CDP unveils Johnson & Johnson, Gap and Kao in green leaders list

    22 January 2019

    Johnson & Johnson, Gap and KAO have reached the top 2% of firms covered by CDP's annual environmental ranking.

  • ERM eyes more acquisitions after SustainAbility deal

    21 January 2019

    Environmental Resources Management (ERM) expects to make further acquisitions this year to build on its purchase of SustainAbility and develop "the world's leading capability in sustainability advisory services".

  • Investa and ANZ seal first Australian corporate green loan

    17 January 2019

    ANZ has arranged a green loan worth AUD170 million ($122 million) with real estate company Investa, which claims it is the first such loan in Australia.

  • Canadian report sets out three-year-pathway for mandatory climate disclosure

    17 January 2019

    Sustainable investments of private investors can only flow if governments provide certainty about investment conditions and make climate disclosure mandatory, a report said.

  • Corporates converge to increase sustainable finance influence

    15 January 2019

    A group of Europe’s largest corporate issuers of green and sustainable bonds has created a forum to help ‘put business at the forefront’ of the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • ESG stock outperformance driven by heightened demand, says Amundi

    15 January 2019

    Stocks that score highly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes have delivered above average returns since 2014, according to a study by Amundi.

  • BlackRock urged to back words with actions in AGM season

    14 January 2019

    The world’s largest money manager has been pressured to back climate-related shareholder resolutions, in a letter addressed to its CEO Larry Fink by investors and NGOs.

  • ERM snaps up SustainAbility as industry consolidation continues

    14 January 2019

    Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a specialist consultancy with 160 offices worldwide, has acquired SustainAbility, the pioneering think tank and advisory firm set up by John Elkington and Julia Hailes in 1987.

  • EU Parliament votes for supervisors to consider sustainability factors

    11 January 2019

    A proposal that could empower European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to include sustainability risks when monitoring financial institutions has won a key vote in the European Parliament.

  • HSBC predicts up to $250bn in green, social and sustainability bonds in 2019

    10 January 2019

    HSBC expects a boost in supply of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2019, with as much as $250 billion in total GSS bonds, up from $199.5 billion in 2018.