News

• EU Commission to legislate ESG inclusion in investments

  25 May 2018

  The European Commission has proposed a new regulatory measure to improve disclosure requirements on how institutional investors integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investments

• Green bond round-up, 25 May 2018

  25 May 2018

  Electricity transmission operator TenneT successfully launched its eighth green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).

• People moves: PPF, Platina Energy Partners and WSP

  25 May 2018

  The UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Claire Curtin as its head of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).

• ‘Worryingly complacent’ UK pension funds neglect climate risk

  25 May 2018

  Some of the largest pension funds in the UK are ‘worryingly complacent’ about the risks posed by climate change to investments, according to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).

• Skeleton EU sustainability taxonomy unveiled

  24 May 2018

  The European Commission today revealed the first concrete proposals under its ground-breaking sustainable finance action plan, including the bare bones of a taxonomy, which will underpin much of the development to come.

• ESG data has 'lost the plot when it comes to impact'

  24 May 2018

  The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data industry has lost the plot when it comes to assessing sustainability and impact, a leading sustainability-focused fund manager has claimed.

• Carbon market eyes blockchain benefits

  24 May 2018

  Blockchain technology could help grow the carbon credit market, while also making it more transparent and secure, according to advocates at the Innovate4Climate conference in Frankfurt.

• EU set to announce legislative proposals on sustainability taxonomy

  23 May 2018

  The first legislative proposals on the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan will be released tomorrow, and are expected to give a firmer indication of its plans for its long-awaited taxonomy.

• News round-up, 23 May 2018

  23 May 2018

  Other significant announcements relating to sustainable finance

• Carbon market sentiment strengthens

  23 May 2018

  Sentiment about carbon prices is becoming increasingly bullish, but "a huge gap remains between current price expectations and what's needed to achieve the 2°C goal" set by the Paris climate agreement.