Results for archive, analysis, Investment, 6
American Century Investments explains how impact investing in healthcare can pay social and financial dividends, but that data shortfalls make the story harder to tell. Ahren Lester reports.
ESG,Equity,IMPACT,Investment
Leading institutional investors are working to align their portfolios with the goals of the Paris Agreement. More should follow their lead, says Ian Simm of Impax Asset Management
Equity,Investment
Is a rush of family office-managed private wealth into impact investments inevitable, asks Michael Hurley
IMPACT,Investment
Accelerating investment in the circular economy requires banking innovation as well as increasingly holistic thinking and transparent data, the speakers at an Environmental Finance webinar said, with current progress leaving plenty of reasons to be upbeat. Ahren Lester reports.
Carbon,Debt,ESG,IMPACT,Investment,Policy
A number of leading Dutch financial institutions have joined forces to boost knowledge about biodiversity within the financial sector. Merel Hendriks and Simon Zwagemakers outline some of the key developments
Investment,Natural Capital,Policy
Insurers have long been aware of the risks of a global pandemic, but have failed to act. They mustn't make the same mistake on climate change, Peter Bosshard writes
ESG,Insurance,Investment
A disagreement that caused 2°II to walk away from the initiative boils down to whether it is appropriate to use the term 'science-based' to describe investor decarbonisation targets, writes Christopher Marchant
Investment,Stranded Assets
After a tumultuous 2018 for the alternative energy sector, an emphatic rebound for RobecoSAM's Smart Energy fund suggests the future remains bright. Christopher Marchant reports.
Equity,Investment,Renewables
In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.
Debt,Green Bonds,Investment,People
When considering the batteries of electric vehicles, investors should take into account many diverse factors like energy sources for manufacturing and charging, proximity to raw materials and suppliers, and the size of vehicles and their batteries, says Eli Koen
IMPACT,Investment
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is on a mission to lure the world's largest pools of wealth to invest in emerging market infrastructure, Stefen Shin tells Michael Hurley
ESG,Investment
Measuring the impact of investments is an imperfect art, but more effective methods are emerging, writes Julian Pickstone
IMPACT,Investment
Greater demand for sustainable investment products could lead to pricing advantage, argues Neil Caddy
Debt,ESG,Investment
Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets
A growing number of mainstream investment firms are allocating capital to preserving and enhancing natural assets, but much more is needed, say Graham Cooper and Sophie Tremolet
Debt,ESG,Equity,Investment
Requests for strategic information about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change have proved a step too far for many. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets
Candriam's Wim Van Hyfte says the president of the Bundesbank is wrong to suggest that not all areas of sustainable finance are a central bank's domain. He tells Michael Hurley why
Investment,Policy
As wildfires continue to rage in California, utilities can take action that will stop them being part of the problem. Peter Cripps reports
Green Bonds,Insurance,Investment
The conference attracted 300 delegates this year, as the discussion broadened out to cover sustainability in the overall fixed income market. Michael Hurley and Peter Cripps report
Corporate,ESG,Green Bonds,Investment
NY Green Bank's Alfred Griffin will deliver a keynote address at next week’s ESG in Fixed Income conference, featuring Green Bonds Americas. He tells Michael Hurley about the bank's next moves
Debt,ESG,Investment