IFC tightens coal phase-out conditions on financial clients
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has strengthened its approach to thermal coal investment…
Carbon,Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has strengthened its approach to thermal coal investment…
Carbon,Debt,Equity,Investment,Policy
UK-based investment firm Bridges Fund Management and US-based AEA Investors plan to raise $400 million…
Equity,IMPACT
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) says a first-of-its-kind study on the performance of every…
Equity,IMPACT
Janus Henderson has said that as social issues such as racial equity rise up the agenda for impact investors,…
Equity,IMPACT
Big data can help investors better understand countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks,…
Debt,ESG,Equity,Investment,Policy
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated many existing sustainability trends but introduced new risks and…
ESG,Equity
American Century Investments explains how impact investing in healthcare can pay social and financial dividends, but that data shortfalls make the story harder to tell. Ahren Lester reports.
ESG,Equity,IMPACT,Investment
Leading institutional investors are working to align their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement. More should follow their lead, says Ian Simm of Impax Asset Management
Equity,Investment
Resource efficiency-focused investments have outperformed since the start of 2020, WHEB Asset Management tells Ahren Lester, as customers and investors recognise their "enduring appeal" despite the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic
ESG,Equity
Investment in green technologies is holding up better than its fossil fuel rivals, reports Ahren Lester, despite the unprecedented economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic slashing 2020 forecasts
Carbon,Equity,Renewables
The banking group's global head of sustainable finance talks about the impact of Covid-19, the future of fossil fuel investment, and reveals that the bank has had almost no response to its TCFD report.
Debt,ESG,Equity,Green Bonds,Policy
Domestic asset managers have been largely absent from climate engagement with US oil majors, but the Church Commissioners for England tells Ahren Lester that this could finally be changing.
Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets