Green bond comment, April: A return to form
After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.
After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.
The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.
Three major Japanese insurers – Tokio Marine Group, MS&AD Insurance Group, and Nippon Life Insurance – are beginning to integrate climate risks and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their strategies, each with its own focus area. Elena K. Johansson reports.
The health of soil has been overlooked by the financial sector but is material to returns, argues Andrew Voysey.
The Compass Fund aims to tap into "the two greatest megatrends of the 21st century" – sustainable investing and AI. Peter Kellner talks to Peter Cripps
The South Korea-based fund should seek to derisk investments and explore innovative solutions such as resilience bonds, argues Alexandra Tracy
Proposed revisions to the UK Stewardship Code could be a game changer, if they encourage investment laggards to play their part in the sustainability transition, argues Claire Jones
Combining factor investing and ESG, and adopting AI-based ESG data are among the hot trends in sustainability-focused indexes, writes Peter Cripps
In the final part of a series on highly influential proxy voting providers, Michael Hurley asks what PIRC is doing to develop the guidance it provides investors on environmental issues
Italian oil and gas distribution firm Snam recently issued a 'climate action bond' that divided opinion.