News

• Exxon takes encouraging disclosure steps but must go further, investors say

  08 February 2018

  The latest climate-related disclosures by oil giant ExxonMobil fail to go far enough in setting out how climate change is likely to impact its business, say an influential group of investors that led last year's successful shareholder resolution against the company.

• BlackRock among the investors as cleantech company raises C$280m

  08 February 2018

  Cleantech company Enerkem has completed its largest investment round, which saw BlackRock and Sinobioway become shareholders.

• Green bond round-up, 07 February 2018

  07 February 2018

  Belgium is expected to commence a series of meetings with investors tomorrow as it officially revealed its intention to issue a green bond "in the near future".

• BNP plans to double renewables financing by 2020

  07 February 2018

  BNP Paribas aims to double its annual financing of renewable energy projects to €15 billion ($18.5 billion) in 2020 from €7.2 billion in 2015 and to remain among the top three underwriters of euro-denominated green bonds this year.

• £17bn Church Investors Group to crack down on climate laggards

  07 February 2018

  The UK's Church Investors Group (CIG) will take a harder line on companies failing to take action on climate change by voting against the re-election of directors, as part of its updated proxy voting policy.

• EU ETS reforms win parliamentary approval

  07 February 2018

  The European Parliament has voted by a large majority to formally approve the provisional agreement reached in November on post-2020 reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

• TCFD: Investors should use 'building blocks' to assess climate scenarios

  06 February 2018

  Investors should question whether the climate scenarios produced by the companies they own are credible, by considering five key aspects, a report has argued.

• Bamboo launches investment vehicle for energy projects in Africa and Asia

  06 February 2018

  An investment vehicle to support off-grid energy service companies in developing countries has been launched by private equity firm Bamboo Capital Partners.

• "Never say never" to UK sovereign green bond, says minister

  06 February 2018

  The UK's Minister for Energy and Clean Growth has raised the hopes of the country issuing a sovereign green bond from the country, as a government-mandated taskforce looks set to recommend the move.

• Allianz, KB Financial and Westpac named sustainability leaders

  06 February 2018

  German insurer Allianz, Korean bank KB Financial and Australia's Westpac Banking Corp are the top financial sector performers in terms of corporate sustainability, according to Swiss asset manager RobecoSAM.