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Three Japanese life insurers join UN's Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance
19 October 2021Three of Japan's largest life insurers have joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance
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QBE joins UN Global Compact
29 September 2020Australia's QBE Insurance Group (QBE) has become a signatory of the UN Global Compact.
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Japanese insurers get to grips with ESG
28 March 2019Three major Japanese insurers – Tokio Marine Group, MS&AD Insurance Group, and Nippon Life Insurance – are beginning to integrate climate risks and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their strategies, each with its own focus area. Elena K. Johansson reports.
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GPIF selects Nissay Asset Management for ESG disclosure research
22 November 2018Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest pension fund in the world, has selected Nissay Asset Management (NAM) to conduct research into the disclosure of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) information.
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France's sovereign green bond could reach €13bn this year
25 January 2017The French Treasury has issued a mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) green sovereign bond, which is almost twice the size of the previous largest green bond and could be increased to €13 billion later this year.
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Axa IM awarded €124m fixed income ESG mandate
19 December 2016Axa Investment Management (IM) has been awarded a €124 million ($130 million) fixed income environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandate by Japanese insurer Nippon Life.