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  • Transformation capital - a new investment logic for catalysing systems change

    30 July 2019

    In its 2018 special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for the "rapid and unprecedented" transformation of the "socio-technical" systems that constitute modern human civilisation: energy, agriculture, infrastructure, industry, and cities.

  • Half of Ireland's asset managers have sustainability strategy, finds survey

    08 November 2018

    Half of the asset managers domiciled in Ireland have implemented a sustainability-themed strategy, in a sign that responsible investment is going mainstream in the country.

  • Search for 100 1.5C-compatible investments launched

    08 November 2018

    The EU-backed Mission Innovation initiative has launched a framework to identify 100 investments with the potential to reduce emissions by 10 million CO2e or more by 2030.

  • Green bond comment, November 2018

    07 November 2018

    The power of green bonds was highlighted to me this week during a trip to Dublin for Climate Innovation Summit run by Climate-KIC.

  • Dublin chosen to promote sustainable finance in Europe

    17 August 2018

    Dublin has been selected as the European hub of the Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) network.