Malaysian banks fund coal power projects at expense of renewables

Malaysian banks continue to provide significant funding to coal power projects amid a rising number of…

Carbon,Renewables,Stranded Assets

HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager

HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a…

Green Bonds

CDP announces 179 'A list' leading climate action companies

CDP has named over 170 firms as being global leaders for transparency and action on climate change for…

Carbon,Equity,Renewables

MSCI launches two ESG corporate bond indexes

New York-listed financial data firm MSCI has launched two corporate bond indexes weighted according to…

Carbon,Debt

China to see ESG grow in importance in 2020 - Morgan Stanley

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed analysis of shares in China-based companies is likely…

ESG,Investors

LeapFrog – targeting the emerging consumer

How does the world's biggest private equity impact specialist invest? Joe Walsh reports

IMPACT

People moves: Impax, Morgan Stanley, GKB, Osmosis, BlackRock

Impax Asset Management has recruited Casey Forester to its private equity infrastructure strategy's sales…

People

One-third of banking sector signs Principles for Responsible Banking

A set of principles designed to hardwire sustainability into the global banking industry has been formally…

Debt,ESG,Equity,Policy

Setting the benchmark for sustainable banking

The Principles for Responsible Banking are due to be launched this month. Could they be a game-changer for the sector, Michael Hurley asks

Debt,ESG,Equity,Policy

Morgan Stanley Investment Management fund identifies plastics as engagement priority

The reduction of plastic waste has been identified as an engagement theme by the managers of Morgan Stanley…

ESG,Investors

Morgan Stanley launches impact portfolio assessment tool

Morgan Stanley has created a tool it claims is the first to evaluate environmental, social and governance…

Investors

ESG: fixed for good

ESG investing has taken time to gain a foothold in the fixed-income market. But things have changed: ESG considerations have come to the fore and they're probably here to stay, says Corinne Bendersky.

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investors

Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Green Bonds

Green bond round-up, 12 June 2019

The US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) plans to enter the green bond market with…

Green Bonds

New UK Impact Investing Institute launches hunt for CEO

An Impact Investing Institute has been launched in the UK to help mobilise a new wave of capital to social…

ESG

Infrastructure for plastics recycling is ‘biggest growth opportunity'

Investment in infrastructure for recycling is where the growth opportunity for reducing plastic waste…

Investors

People Moves: AAM, Morgan Stanley, AP1, Carbon Market Institute, Gold Standard, Ethic, Aviva Investors

Aegon Asset Management (AAM) has hired two people for its responsible investment team.

People

Morgan Stanley to underwrite more bonds in battle against plastic waste

Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets plans to underwrite more bonds to reduce plastic waste, as part…

Green bonds round-up: IBRD, Folksam Group, Electrolux, Interstate Power & Light, Pace Funding Group, EBRD

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has tapped…

Green Bonds

Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan

Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).

Green Bonds