The Rockefeller Brothers Fund on impact
The $1.4 billion endowment wants to set an example for transparency as it looks to invest up to a fifth of its portfolio for positive impact, Stephen Heintz tells Michael Hurley
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The $1.4 billion endowment wants to set an example for transparency as it looks to invest up to a fifth of its portfolio for positive impact, Stephen Heintz tells Michael Hurley
Carbon,IMPACT,Stranded Assets
The transition to a low-carbon economy could be a similar shock to oil revenue as occurred in 2013-2016 and again in 2018-2020, when two oil exporters defaulted, says Ed Parker.
Debt,Stranded Assets
Ian Simm shares some of his learnings from 20 years' experience of creating taxonomies.
ESG,Investment,Policy,Stranded Assets
In exiting coal, scientific, moral and financial interests align, argues Peter Bosshard
ESG,Insurance,Stranded Assets
The coordinator of the campaign group Insure our Future (formerly Unfriend Coal), Peter Bosshard, looks at progress made in 2020 and highlights the roadmap for 2021. Interview by Vincent Huck
Insurance,Stranded Assets
The pandemic has given a boost to the energy transition, and it is unlikely that this trend will drop off as we move to a recovery, amid the realisation that renewables are much cheaper than 'dirty' energy sources, says Paul Flood
Renewables,Stranded Assets
Investors should work together to tackle the biggest block on climate action - the fossil fuel lobby - in time for COP26, argues Hamish Stewart
Stranded Assets
Collaboration and a move away from black box methodologies are needed if investors are to have the right tools to manage climate risks, argues Stephen Fitzpatrick
Stranded Assets
Domestic asset managers have been largely absent from climate engagement with US oil majors, but the Church Commissioners for England tells Ahren Lester that this could finally be changing.
Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets
The writing is on the wall for the oil and gas sector, BNP Paribas Asset Management's climate change research head tells Ahren Lester
Carbon,Equity,Renewables,Stranded Assets
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
Business and science must come together on the path to meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement, argues Paul Simpson
Stranded Assets
A raft of standards and certification schemes can help real estate investors understand transition risks in their portfolio, writes Christopher Marchant
ESG,ESG Data,Stranded Assets
Data providers are stepping in to fill the disclosure gap. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report
ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Stranded Assets
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
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US insurers say they are ready to stop investing in climate-harming coal. But only one has divested from the fossil fuel to date. Could Chubb’s move be the start of a wider transition by US insurers away from fossil fuels or is it empty talk? Sarfraz Thind reports.
Stranded Assets,Insurance
A new system could be used to price in externalities, argue Praveen Varma, Mark Gold and Henry Shilling
Policy,Stranded Assets
Financial institutions need to do more, argues Brianna Peterson
Debt,Stranded Assets
Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones
Stranded Assets,Insurance
The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund's head of investment tells Michael Hurley how he juggles climate risk with a set of other challenges that are unique to the supranational fund
ESG,Investment,Stranded Assets