Mark Carney targets 500 TCFD backers before autumn
The Governor of the Bank of England has set a goal for 500 companies to commit this year to implement…
Investors,Policy
Results for Policy
The Governor of the Bank of England has set a goal for 500 companies to commit this year to implement…
Investors,Policy
A working group to advance the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)’s guidance on…
Investors,Policy
Buying demand is strong and further gains cannot be ruled out, but weak auctions suggest a correction…
Carbon,Policy
A firm commitment from the shipping industry to cut emissions – the first from the sector – has been…
Carbon,Policy
The shipping industry has placed carbon emissions reduction at the heart of its agenda following a long-awaited…
Carbon,Policy
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has teamed up with the Transition Pathway…
Investors,Policy
An Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance has been set up by the Canadian government to help the country’s…
ESG,Investors,Policy
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has revamped its framework for environmental reporting…
Corporate,Policy
Insured losses arising from natural disasters soared to $138 billion last year, almost three-times as…
Investors,Policy,Water
The EU Allowance market looks roughly balanced at present, with little obvious reason for a material…
Carbon,Policy
The idea of raising capital requirements on assets with high sustainability risks, by means of a so-called…
Debt,ESG,Policy
A consolidation of EU Allowance (EUA) prices, or even a further rise, is the most likely outcome this…
Carbon,Policy
An industry taskforce has urged the UK Government to boost the growth of green finance by enforcing the…
ESG,Green Bonds,Investors,Policy
EU Allowance prices could well remain high this week, as auction volumes fall and the compliance deadline…
Carbon,Policy
Co-operation between the UK and China on sustainability issues is to take a further step forward with…
Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Policy
French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for a European minimum price on carbon as he backed the European…
Carbon,Policy
The European Commission’s action plan on sustainable finance, launched this month, does not go far enough…
Investors,Policy,Renewables
Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.
ESG,Policy
A strong and clear taxonomy across Europe is fundamental for the successful implementation of the European…
Policy
Developing an international market in asset-backed securities (ABS) based on Chinese green loans is one…
ESG,Green Bonds,Policy
Green Bond Symposium: Financing America's Fight Against Climate Change
Green Bonds Americas 2017
Green Equities 2017
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?