News

  • Majority of Australian investments are ‘responsible’, report finds

    09 August 2018

    More than half of all professionally managed investments in Australia were labelled ‘responsible’ in 2017, according to a survey of asset managers.

  • Green bond round-up, 8 August 2018

    08 August 2018

    SEB observes ‘considerable’ slowdown in July issuance

  • Project to harmonise reporting standards set for launch

    08 August 2018

    The Corporate Reporting Dialogue (CRD), a collaboration of major corporate reporting frameworks and standards, is planning to launch a harmonisation project.

  • Integrated reporting database launched

    08 August 2018

    The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has launched an academic database allowing access to research on integrated reporting.

  • California signs Green Bond Pledge

    08 August 2018

    California has become the first state to sign a pledge to issue green bonds to fund infrastructure projects.

  • Five ways to scale up California green bond market, suggested by report

    07 August 2018

    Credit enhancements, the creation of a green bond insurance programme, and setting up a 'green bond bank' are ways in which California can help scale up the green municipal bond market, according to a report.

  • Munich Re tightens coal divestment policy

    06 August 2018

    The CEO of Munich Re has announced a new climate and divestment policy for the German reinsurer, in a guest article for German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

  • EU carbon update, 6 August 2018

    06 August 2018

    Further gains in EUA prices are the most likely outcome this week, as auction volumes fall sharply, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Practical guide to help companies report on their impact on SDGs released

    06 August 2018

    Companies should report their negative impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as their positive impacts, according to new guidelines.

  • Environmental group targets UK insurers over climate risk management

    06 August 2018

    Three major UK insurers have been accused of failing to take into account climate risks in their business models by environmental pressure group ClientEarth.