News

  • DAI acquires impact lender MicroVest

    03 December 2021

    Sustainable development company DAI has acquired 'responsible' microfinance investor MicroVest Capital Management.

  • Shareholder group steps up rare metals engagement

    03 December 2021

    A group of shareholders with a total of €30 billion ($34 billion) in assets said it will this month begin stepping up its engagement with companies involved with potential controversies in the supply chains of rare earths and rare metals.

  • AustralianSuper under climate pressure over Vanguard fund investment

    03 December 2021

    AUD244 billion ($173 billion) pension fund AustralianSuper is facing pressure over the climate risk it is exposed to through the AUD1.4 billion held in Vanguard index funds.

  • SoftBank, BlackRock invest in ESG data firm

    03 December 2021

    Sustainability data firm Clarity AI has raised $50 million in its latest funding round led by Tokyo-based SoftBank Group.

  • Investor welcome for Shell exit from Cambo oil project

    03 December 2021

    Oil supermajor Shell has backed out of investing in the Cambo oilfield project in Scotland in a move described as a "deathblow" for the controversial project...

  • Swiss initiative targets $1bn in impact investments

    03 December 2021

    The Swiss government, UBS, Credit Suisse and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have launched an initiative to 'mobilise' up to CHF1 billion ($1.1 billion) in impact investments in developing countries.

  • Danica Pension invests DKK 1bn in BlackRock impact fund

    02 December 2021

    Danica Pension is investing DKK 1 billion ($152 million) in an impact fund managed by BlackRock.

  • Impax toasts another record-breaking year

    02 December 2021

    Impax Asset Management has seen its growth accelerate, with its assets rising by 84% in a year.

  • EU taxonomy warning: don't 'abandon science' when it comes to gas

    02 December 2021

    Experts have warned that Europe's Sustainable Finance Taxonomy is "facing intense pressure to abandon the science" by including natural gas.

  • Lombard Odier takes stake in SYSTEMIQ

    02 December 2021

    Lombard Odier Group has invested in London-based firm SYTEMIQ in an attempt to improve its environmental investment offering.