Report claiming fossil fuel divestment would cost pension funds billions branded 'misleading'
A report commissioned by the petroleum industry that claims US pension funds would stand to lose billions…
Carbon,Stranded Assets
A report commissioned by the petroleum industry that claims US pension funds would stand to lose billions…
Carbon,Stranded Assets
The CEO of Munich Re has announced a new climate and divestment policy for the German reinsurer, in a…
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Lloyds Banking Group will not fund new coal-fired power stations or thermal coal mines, or bank new clients…
Stranded Assets
The UK’s Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) has beaten its own portfolio decarbonisation target two…
ESG,Investors,Stranded Assets
The capital goods sector's disclosure and management of Scope 3 emissions is poor, and lags that of the…
Investors,Stranded Assets
The €8.9 billion ($10.4 billion) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is to divest from fossil fuels…
Policy,Stranded Assets
French bank Natixis has developed a so-called ‘green weighting factor’ (GWF) to prioritise investments…
Policy,Stranded Assets
The £43 billion ($57 billion) Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has chosen Robeco to perform its voting…
Investors,Stranded Assets
Frédéric Samama has been a key mover in the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition, the creation of low-carbon indexes, and now the world's biggest green bond fund. He talks to Peter Cripps
Equity,Green Bonds,Investors,Stranded Assets
Climate change is “the biggest risk” to the €36.4 billion ($44 billion) FRR pension fund in coming years, Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr, chief investment officer of the pension fund, tells Michael Hurley.
Green Bonds,Policy,Stranded Assets
While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report
Carbon,Stranded Assets,Insurance
Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong and Nick Roumpis examine the latest developments
Stranded Assets,Insurance
Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps. The second part of this two-part feature explores physical risks and liability risks
Debt,Stranded Assets
Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps
Debt,Stranded Assets
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?
Fixed Income and ESG, featuring the Green Bonds Europe conference
Green Bonds Asia
Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability 2018
Green Bond Symposium: Financing America's Fight Against Climate Change