Credit Suisse postpones green property fund capital raise

Credit Suisse has postponed a capital raise for a green real estate fund, blaming "high market volatility".

Investment,Markets

Barbados strikes $150m biodiversity debt conversion

The Nature Conservancy has announced a debt conversion with the government of Barbados, which it says…

Investment,Natural Capital

People Moves 26 August: ISSB, Barclays, Citi, Swiss Re, BCG and more...

People

US states target ESG investment as US SIF hits back at 'political' attacks

Politicians in two US states have launched anti-environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment…

ESG,Investment,Policy

People moves 19 August: Credit Suisse, Standard Chartered, Abrdn & more...

IMPACT,People

An 'ocean' of opportunity in engagement, Credit Suisse & Rockefeller say

Credit Suisse and Rockefeller Asset Management are engaging with companies on their ocean harming practices,…

IMPACT,Investment,Natural Capital

'Additionality is the Lord Voldemort of sustainable investing'

Most investors don't want to talk about additionality because it is too tricky, James Gifford tells Peter Cripps

IMPACT,Investment

Credit Suisse launches ESG direct indexing product

ESG,Equity,Investment

People moves 8 July: Bloomberg, Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Bundesbank, Wells Fargo & more...

Private banks' ESG boom tempered by greenwashing concern

Private banks have grown their sustainable investing product offering significantly in recent years,…

IMPACT,Investment

Credit Suisse & Rockefeller push ocean fund companies for scope 3 data

ESG Data,IMPACT,Investment,Natural Capital

Credit Suisse faces first climate resolution

Credit Suisse has encouraged shareholders to vote against a resolution that would require the Swiss bank…

ESG,Investment

Milestone 'rhino' bond delivers 'sustainability squared'

Investors seeking 'additionality' should be excited by the ground-breaking 'rhino' bond, the World Bank tells Ahren Lester

ESG,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment,Natural Capital

Credit Suisse names 48 deforestation solution companies

Credit Suisse has named 48 companies exposed to deforestation solutions, including Beyond Meat and HelloFresh.

Investment,Natural Capital

IBRD issues innovative 'pay-for-success' rhino bond

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has raised $150 million from a ground-breaking…

Debt,Green Bonds,IMPACT,Investment,Natural Capital

Investor group demands Credit Suisse cuts fossil fuel exposure

A group of 11 investors including Amundi and several European pension funds has filed a shareholder resolution…

Carbon,Investment

Barsky joins Growth for Good SPAC

Credit Suisse's global head of sustainable finance, Dana Barsky, has become president of special purpose…

Investment,People

Impact: areas to watch in 2022

Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes

IMPACT

'Game-changing' parametric insurance deal for Belize blue bond

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has designed the first sovereign debt insurance 'catastrophe wrapper' for…

Debt,Green Bonds,Insurance,Natural Capital

Swiss initiative targets $1bn in impact investments

The Swiss government, UBS, Credit Suisse and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have launched…

IMPACT