News

  • EU's TEG publishes draft climate mitigation taxonomy

    07 December 2018

    The EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) on sustainable finance has published its eagerly-awaited draft taxonomy for climate mitigation activities, as well as suggesting an approach to climate adaptation activities.

  • Green bond round-up, 5 December 2018

    05 December 2018

    HSBC sees price tighten on €2.25bn green bond

  • Tokio Marine hits back at coal involvement claims

    04 December 2018

    Using clean technologies preferable to singling out coal, insurer says

  • Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA conference: It's no longer about the obstacles but about the opportunities

    04 December 2018

    ESG investment needs to be more forward looking, panellists warn

  • Spike in fire risk claims was partly due to global warming, says AIG

    04 December 2018

    AIG partly attributed a doubling in the proportion of European claims it received stemming from fire damage to the effects of climate change.

  • Insurance market is 'broken' when it comes to climate change, says Aviva

    04 December 2018

    The insurance market is currently "broken", in terms of its incentivisation to address climate change, Aviva has argued.

  • CISL to launch open-source tool to assess infrastructure transition risk

    04 December 2018

    The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is preparing to launch a modelling tool to assess how the transition to a low-carbon economy will impact the financial performance of infrastructure investments.

  • Environmentalists slam US insurers for backing coal

    03 December 2018

    Asia-Pacific firms fare slightly better; Swiss Re and Axa earn top marks

  • California survey reveals rise in insurers divesting from thermal coal

    30 November 2018

    Californian insurers’ coal policies aligned with counterparts in Europe

  • EU's Non-Financial Reporting Directive results in 'insufficient climate information'

    30 November 2018

    The EU's Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) is not causing companies to adequately report key and material climate information needed by investors, a report argues.