News

• UN Joint Staff Pension Fund announces coal divestment

  25 September 2019

  The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) plans to divest from publicly traded companies in the coal energy sector, and has ruled out making new investments in the sector across all asset classes.

• Bonds round-up: Generali, EBRD, NIB, PostNL, and more ...

  25 September 2019

  Generali issues first green bond from a European insurance company

• Hong Kong 'green certification' expands to funds

  25 September 2019

  Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) has expanded its green certification scheme to cover green funds.

• First US state financial regulator joins NGFS

  25 September 2019

  The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has become the first US state financial regulator to join the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

• IHS Markit launches 'first global carbon index'

  25 September 2019

  The average price of carbon credits has more than doubled since the start of 2018 to $23.65, according to an index that claims to be the first benchmark for the global price of carbon credits.

• Pension funds and insurers commit to carbon-neutral investments by 2050

  25 September 2019

  The newly launched alliance is responsible for $2.4trn in investments

• Generali becomes first EU insurer to issue a green bond

  24 September 2019

  Italy’s Generali has become the first EU insurer to issue a “green bond”.

• Carney: EU taxonomy is binary - we need 50 shades of green

  24 September 2019

  The EU's taxonomy on sustainable activities is "a good start", but a "richer" taxonomy that does not take a binary approach is needed, said Bank of England governor Mark Carney.

• Countries pledge a further $1.4bn to GCF

  24 September 2019

  This week’s UN Climate Action Summit has seen a host of countries, including Sweden and South Korea, make commitments to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), totalling $1.4 billion.

• Natixis applies green weighting mechanism for CIB

  24 September 2019

  Natixis has begun to apply a 'green weighting factor' (GWF) to its Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) arm to weight its investments based on their climate impact.