News

  • Brookfield has Atlantica in its sights after acquiring TerraForm

    17 October 2017

    Brookfield Asset Management has completed the acquisition of US yieldco TerraForm Power, and may be planning to buy another, in the form of Atlantica Yield.

  • Axa IMRA expands forestry portfolio with Finnish acquisition

    17 October 2017

    Deal forms part of firm's responsible investment strategy

  • BlackRock launches 11th European ESG ETF

    17 October 2017

    BlackRock has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with $154.7 million in assets, its 11th such fund in Europe.

  • More work planned to boost investor demand for integrated reporting

    17 October 2017

    Further work to boost investor demand for integrated reporting (IR) of financial and non-financial data is among the key action points resulting from a consultation about the International IR Framework that was released in 2013.

  • Rabobank and UN Environment in $1bn sustainable food initiative

    16 October 2017

    Rabobank and UN Environment have launched a $1 billion fund to boost sustainable agriculture and halt deforestation.

  • $500m pair of green bonds receive highest S&P evaluation

    16 October 2017

    Two labelled green bonds with a combined value of $500 million have received the highest score in S&P's green evaluation system.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 16 October 2017

    16 October 2017

    An increase in the number of EU Allowances (EUAs) coming to auction this week would suggest that a further softening in prices is more likely than gains but, so far, support around €6.80 has been firm, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Impax measures equities impacts alongside SDG alignment

    16 October 2017

    Impax Asset Management avoided 6,260 tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2) emissions for every $10 million invested in its Specialists listed equities strategy in 2016, an impact report has shown.

  • Hong Kong considers possible green investment bank

    16 October 2017

    Hong Kong is stepping up its challenge to Singapore as a centre of green finance in Asia with the launch of a 'concept paper' on the possibility of setting up a green investment bank.

  • Five key reasons to invest in the SDGs

    13 October 2017

    There are five key reasons why investors should embrace the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a report argues.