News

• People Moves: CISL, RCG, ATP, CalPERS, Global Wind Service and Earth Capital Partners

  31 August 2018

  Martin Porter and Ursula Woodburn have been appointed to senior roles in Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's (CISL) policy team, to strengthen its European presence in the Brussels office.

• Avendus Capital to launch pioneering Indian ESG fund

  31 August 2018

  Avendus Capital has raised about $1 billion for what it claims is the first ESG fund in India.

• Pictet launches 'first' smart city themed fund

  31 August 2018

  Pictet has launched what it claims to be the first fund targeting the theme of smart cities.

• Insurers' commitment to ESG "not a fad that is likely to fade"

  30 August 2018

  The trend that has seen insurers pay increasing attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities is not a fad, according to a report.

• Green bond round-up 29 August 2018

  29 August 2018

  Second deal makes SSE biggest UK corporate issuer

• Santander, Bunge and TNC bid to boost sustainable soy production

  29 August 2018

  A novel financing mechanism to reduce the environmental impact of increased soy production has been developed by Santander Brasil, agribusiness giant Bunge and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

• Renewables investors failing to assess risk adequately, says Amundi

  29 August 2018

  Investors in renewables assets often fail to assess risk adequately in a race to beat competition to projects, according to a senior Amundi executive.

• Pension scheme supervisors to get international ESG guidelines

  29 August 2018

  More than 80 international private pension supervisors are to receive guidance on the application of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the supervision of pension fund investment.

• Pimco wins AUD440 million ESG fixed income mandate

  29 August 2018

  Australian pension fund Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded Pimco a mandate to manage AUD440 million ($322 million) of fixed-income securities according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.

• Sustainable finance has yet to be fully integrated in Germany's banks, says report

  28 August 2018

  While sustainable finance hasn't reached the core business of Germany's financial institutions, the topic has attracted attention of the majority of its C-suite, a report claims.