News

• Data is 'biggest challenge currently to ESG integration'

  24 May 2017

  A lack of robust data is currently the biggest obstacle to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, according to a survey by BNP Paribas.

• Allianz makes fifth tax equity investment in US wind

  24 May 2017

  Allianz Capital Partners (ACP), the alternative investment arm of the German insurer, has secured its fifth US wind farm tax equity investment in a little more than a year.

• Populism threatens action on climate change, warns Ieta

  24 May 2017

  The rise of populist political movements around the world "are a threat to action on climate change," according to the International Emissions Trading Association (Ieta).

• HSBC recruits three for new responsible investment team

  23 May 2017

  HSBC Global Asset Management has created a responsible investment team as it aims to be a leader in green and sustainable investment.

• PRI partners with CFA on mapping ESG best practice

  23 May 2017

  The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute have collaborated to produce a global study of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice within the investment management sector.

• KfW doubles size of its green bond purchasing programme

  23 May 2017

  KfW, the German development bank, has committed to spend €2 billion ($2.2 billion) on buying green bonds, doubling the size of a commitment made in 2015.

• EU carbon market weekly update - 22 May 2017

  22 May 2017

  A further rise in EUA prices is a possibility this week, but a surge above €5 could prove difficult, says Louis Redshaw.

• Susi to launch €1bn renewables fund

  22 May 2017

  Swiss asset manager Susi Partners plans to launch its largest ever fund, a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) global renewable energy infrastructure vehicle, in the final quarter of the year.

• Lombard Odier hails strong start for green bond fund

  22 May 2017

  Lombard Odier says its green bond fund has been among its most successful capital raises. Since its launch in March its assets have swelled to €240 million ($270 million) and it has won a further SFR100 million ($100 million) separate account from an undisclosed Japanese pension fund.

• New finance tools could spur further decline in offshore wind costs, says McKinsey

  22 May 2017

  Innovative finance, alongside technology improvements and operational efficiencies, could lower the cost of offshore wind energy in 2020 to less than a third of what it was in 2010, according to McKinsey analysts.