News

• US Bancorp to stop financing fossil fuel pipelines

  22 May 2017

  US Bancorp, the second oldest charted bank in the US, will not invest in future oil and gas pipelines as part of a landmark new environmental policy.

• IETA urges UK's continued participation in EU ETS post-Brexit

  19 May 2017

  The International Emission Trading Association (IETA) has called on the UK to stay in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) after Brexit, at least until the end of 2020, when the current phase ends.

• People moves: JLEN, Cornerstone, Pimco

  19 May 2017

  John Laing Environmental Assets Group's (JLEN) David Hardy will leave the UK yieldco and transfer internally to its sister company focused on infrastructure public private partnership projects, John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited (JLIF).

• Fidelity launches two sustainability funds and joins PRI

  19 May 2017

  US asset management giant Fidelity has signed up to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and launched two environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused funds.

• EF BRIEFS: LGX, Responsible Investing, RGGI

  18 May 2017

  The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's (LuxSE) green bond listing service, has opened a window dedicated to social and sustainable bonds.

• ERAFP to invest €50m combating climate change

  18 May 2017

  French public sector pension fund ERAFP will invest €50 million ($55.6 million) to combat climate change, in addition to money it has already committed to socially responsible investments.

• Finance sector gets guidance on Natural Capital Protocol

  17 May 2017

  Guidance has been issued to provide financial institutions with a structured framework to identify, measure and value natural capital within their banking, investment and insurance activities.

• Impact investments meet or exceed expected returns, says GIIN

  17 May 2017

  Return from impact investments overwhelmingly meet or exceed the expectations of the investors, according to a survey by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

• Green bond round-up, 17 May 2017

  17 May 2017

  German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp is set to return to the green bond market with its second euro-denominated covered green bond.

• Asian asset owners starting to 'leapfrog' other regions in ESG, says MSCI

  17 May 2017

  Asset owners in Asia are beginning to leapfrog those in Europe and the US in terms of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investments, according to MSCI.