Michael Hurley

Sustainalytics targets high-risk companies with 'material risk engagement'

CPR launches social impact fund

CPR Asset Management has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind impact fund to invest in listed companies that help tackle social inequality.

Irish utility ESB signs €1.4bn sustainability linked loan

Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has signed a €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) sustainability linked loan.

Impact markets 'littered with examples of mismanagement of social issues'

Impact investors should step up efforts to measure and manage their negative impact, particularly on social issues, according to Actis.

Carney makes TCFD push at launch of COP26 private finance agenda

Mark Carney has used the launch of COP26's private finance agenda to urge financial institutions to conduct climate stress tests and disclose comprehensive climate-related information.

Impact tool launched to assess investor Taxonomy alignment

A product has been created to assess and report the impact of investor portfolios in line with the forthcoming EU Taxonomy of sustainable activities.

ECB policymaker warns of green bond pitfalls

Central banks should concentrate on correctly assessing the economic risks posed by climate change, rather than embarking on a green bond purchasing programme, a senior ECB policymaker has said.

Rockefeller Foundation sets $1bn low-wage investment goal

The Rockefeller Foundation is set to invest $65 million in a financing programme it says will mobilise $1 billion in private finance and help support about 10 million low-income workers in the US.

Best performing funds of 2019: BNP Paribas Aqua

Growing pressure to regulate so-called 'forever chemicals' helped boost the performance of water testing companies in BNP Paribas' Aqua fund, Justin Winter tells Michael Hurley

'Tremendous' growth in investor interest in US offshore wind - S&P