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  • Japan Post Insurance is sole investor in World Bank's SDG bond

    27 June 2018

    Japan Post Insurance, a life insurance company within the Japan Post Group, was the sole investor in a sustainable development bond issued earlier this month by the World Bank.

  • Economic case for ESG investing is valid, says Swiss Re

    26 June 2018

    Insurance giant Swiss Re, which in July 2017 committed to using benchmarks based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, rather than market-capitalisation, has concluded that "the economic case for ESG investing is a valid one."

  • UN sets insurance sustainability goals for cities

    22 June 2018

    Insurance Industry Development Goals cover risk management, insurance and investment activities

  • Hannover Re is latest insurer to 'exit coal'

    20 June 2018

    Hannover Re is set to become the latest reinsurer to sell some of its coal-related investments.

  • Why SwissRe stripped two green bonds of their green label

    19 June 2018

    SwissRe last year disrobed two green bonds of their green label because it was unhappy with their sustainability reporting.

  • Nippon Life invests in sustainable equity fund

    05 June 2018

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life has launched a JPY5bn ($45.5m) equity fund that invests according to the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).

  • Analysts predict weaker hurricane season this summer

    04 June 2018

    As the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins, forecasters predict a sharp contrast with last year which was one of the most catastrophic in recent memory.

  • Generali links credit facilities with ESG factors

    25 May 2018

    Generali has introduced environmental, social and governance (ESG) features into its revolving credit facilities, in the latest example of these so-called non-financial factors being incorporated into loans.

  • EU Commission to legislate ESG inclusion in investments

    25 May 2018

    The European Commission has proposed a new regulatory measure to improve disclosure requirements on how institutional investors integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investments

  • QBE commits A$100m to impact investing

    22 May 2018

    QBE Insurance Australia, the domestic arm of Australia-based underwriter QBE, is to invest A$100 million ($75.2 million) to impact investing globally, via instruments such as green and social impact bonds.