Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge

The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester

Carbon,Debt,Policy

Green banks as financial engines of country action

Many emerging economies are planning to set up their own green banks, following in the footsteps of countries such as the UK and the USA, say Angela Whitney and Gavin Templeton

Policy

Acciona claims 69% of revenues align with Taxonomy

Acciona has presented a case study of the alignment of its revenues with the proposed EU Taxonomy, in…

Policy

UK standards setter publishes sustainable finance guide

The UK's national standards body has published draft recommendations for integrating sustainability considerations…

ESG,Investors,Policy

BIS warns of 'green swan' events

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has underlined the growing concern among central banks about…

Carbon,Policy,Stranded Assets

WBA announces 2,000 most influential firms for sustainable future

The World Benchmarking Alliance has revealed the 2,000 companies that it believes have the greatest influence…

Carbon,Policy,Renewables,Water

Most of global GDP depends on nature, says WEF

Some $44 trillion of economic value generation - over half the world's total GDP - is "moderately or…

Carbon,Policy,Stranded Assets,Water

EU Carbon Market Update, 20 January

There is little to suggest EUAs should rise further this week, but lower auction volumes should provide…

Carbon,Policy

BlackRock weighs in on Taxonomy debate

The world's largest asset manager has said definitions of sustainability must move beyond the "binary"…

ESG,Policy

WCI Carbon Market Update, 20 January 2020

Technical analysis suggests a neutral outlook for California Carbon Allowances, but tightening fundamentals…

Carbon,Policy

UAE eyes its own sustainability taxonomy

The regulatory authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have published national Guiding Principles…

ESG,Markets,Policy

Banque de France reveals further details of 2020 stress test

The French central bank will in March publish the scenarios it will use to conduct climate stress tests…

Policy,Stranded Assets

EU reveals role for private finance in €100bn Just Transition Mechanism

The European Commission has outlined the role for private finance in its Green Deal Investment Plan,…

Policy

Franklin Templeton warns SDGs vulnerable to misuse and dilution

Franklin Templeton has warned that the UN Social Development Goals are "vulnerable to misuse, misrepresentation…

Carbon,Policy

California plans large green bond in five-year, $12.5bn climate budget

Carbon,Green Bonds,Policy

MSCI warns real estate investors of 2020 'brown discount' risk

MSCI has warned investors in real estate that this year is likely to see increased risk of a hit to carbon-intensive…

ESG Data,Investors,Policy

EIB's latest climate action bond is 'first to align with EU Taxonomy'

The European Investment Bank (EIB) claims it has become the first green bond issuer to align its issuance…

Green Bonds,Investors,Policy

SustainAbility awarded Commission contract for ESG ratings research

SustainAbility was awarded a €224,000 ($249,000) contract by the European Commission to undertake a study…

Policy

New York and London mayors urge pension fossil fuel divestment

The mayors of New York and London have urged leaders of other major global cities to join them in divesting…

Carbon,Policy

Shipping industry cuts sulphur limit for marine fuel

The maximum sulphur content of marine fuels was slashed by regulators in a bid to reduce air pollution,…

Carbon,Policy