Archive

  • RMS warns of $13bn California wildfire losses

    19 November 2018

    Total insured losses from the wildfires currently devastating large parts of California will be between $9 billion and $13 billion, predicts RMS.

  • UK pension fund forum urges greater climate action from 16 firms

    10 August 2018

    The UK Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) issued several climate-related voting alerts to ramp up pressure on 16 oil and gas, mining and transport companies in the second quarter of this year.

  • Boralex secures C$259m to fund wind farm acquisitions

    12 July 2018

    Boralex, Canada's largest independent producer of wind power, has raised C$258.8 million ($196 million) in equity finance to fund its acquisition of Invenergy's stake in a 201MW portfolio of wind farms in Quebec.

  • Climate Action 100+ expands its reach and attracts new backers

    04 July 2018

    An additional 61 companies have been added to Climate Action 100+ list, increasing the reach of the investor-backed initiative that aims to engage with "systemically important greenhouse gas emitters".

  • CBI updates green bond water criteria to accommodate natural capital

    23 May 2018

    Wetlands, watersheds and forests will become an acceptable use of proceeds for Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)-certified green bonds under revised criteria.

  • Framework launched to help investors assess their dependencies on natural capital

    23 April 2018

    Natural capital is no longer a "niche" consideration, it was claimed today, as a framework was launched to help investors assess their dependencies on these factors.

  • Why investors need to start accounting for natural capital

    23 February 2018

    There is an increasing awareness that natural capital can no longer be taken for granted, and can lead to a better understanding of both risks and opportunities, argues James Hulse

  • NY Green Bank plans to roll out model to other US states

    25 September 2017

    The NY Green Bank plans to assist other US states in setting up their own green banks with the help of money from the private sector, according to the Governor of New York.

  • US impact investors announce plans to expand the market

    27 July 2017

    A US group of impact investors, formed last year, has agreed a new mandate to enable it to advocate for favourable policies, catalyse the flow of impact capital, and expand impact investing globally.

  • Consultation aims to strengthen finance sector guide on natural capital

    12 June 2017

    Rory Sullivan and Mark Gough call for feedback on draft guidance which aims to help identify, measure and value natural capital within banking, investment and insurance activities