News

• KKR closes $1.3bn impact fund

  12 February 2020

  New York-based KKR has reached a final close on its $1.3 billion impact fund.

• UK poised to require TCFD-style reporting from pension funds

  12 February 2020

  The UK is set to become the first country to require pension funds to report in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

• Moody's says ESG concerns increasingly influencing credit quality

  11 February 2020

  Moody's Investors Services said environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns were "increasingly" influencing credit outlooks in 2020.

• Ecosystem Investment Partners closes $455m wetlands fund

  11 February 2020

  Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) has hit its hard cap of $454.5 million at final close of its fourth fund.

• Equator Principles teams up with IFC to help banks manage risks

  11 February 2020

  The Equator Principles Association (EPA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are to collaborate in efforts to strengthen the capacity of financial institutions to manage environmental and social risk.

• Refinitiv 'to launch fund sustainability scores by the end of H1'

  11 February 2020

  Refinitiv aims to launch its fund sustainability scoring system by the end of the first half of this year, Environmental Finance can reveal.

• NNIP launches €405m impact equity funds

  11 February 2020

  NN Investment Partners has launched three thematic impact equity funds designed to contribute to 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• EU Carbon Market Update, 10 February

  11 February 2020

  EU Allowance prices continue to sink, and the fundamentals remain bearish in the week ahead, says Tom Lord*

• WCI Carbon Market Update, 10 February 2020

  10 February 2020

  After another week of price gains for California Carbon Allowances, attention is now turning to the forthcoming auction of allowances, says Nicolas Girod.*

• Japanese governance shortfalls masks underlying ESG strength, says investor

  10 February 2020

  Governance practices continue to hold back the perception of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) positioning of Japanese firms, a report said