Investor climate pressure builds on US oil majors as BlackRock steps-up
US oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron experienced significant investor pressure over their climate…
Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets
Results for BlackRock
US oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron experienced significant investor pressure over their climate…
Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets
If the coronavirus pandemic boosts environmental, social and governance (ESG) trends from investors,…
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
Carbon,ESG Data,Equity
BlackRock has launched its first environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused global unconstrained…
Debt,Green Bonds
ESG
A letter signed by eight Democratic senators has called on the US Federal Reserve to incorporate climate…
Policy,Stranded Assets
Sustainable ETFs chalked up another resilient performance amid the market turmoil in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. BlackRock's regional sustainable ETF head tells Ahren Lester what may have driven this, and what it means for the future of the asset class.
ESG,Equity
BlackRock has launched an actively managed, listed equities 'impact fund' that targets a positive contribution…
Equity,IMPACT
Largest ever alternative fundraise targets insurers looking for yield
Renewables
Environmental Finance's Bond Awards were expanded again this year to reflect the growth and…
Green Bonds,Investment
Governments have an opportunity to use their significant fiscal responses to the coronavirus pandemic to help rather than hinder long-term progress on climate action. Ahren Lester explains.
Debt,Policy,Renewables
After a torrid 2018 green, social and sustainability bond funds experienced a stronger performance in 2019, off the back of a rallying fixed income market. But performances were highly variable, reports Ahren Lester.
Green Bonds
Mizuho Financial faces the first shareholder resolution in Japan, calling on the bank to disclose its…
Carbon,Debt
As well as considering the ESG credentials of an infrastructure project, investors should also consider resilience. Christopher Marchant reports
ESG
BlackRock has launched three environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused exchange traded funds…
Debt,Equity
Green bond funds reported sizeable assets growth in 2019, Ahren Lester explains, as the green bond market benefitted from rising market credibility and the arrival of ubiquitous corporate names.
Green Bonds
With its broad scope from airports to hospitals, wind farms to oil pipelines, assessing ESG data in the infrastructure sphere comes with a wide array of challenges. Christopher Marchant spoke to experts in the sector about the ongoing push for in standardisation and disclosure.
ESG
A BlackRock-managed green bond index fund saw its assets under management increase by €1 billion ($1.1…
Green Bonds
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) put its weight behind better environmental, social and governance…
Equity,Insurance