-
ERM eyes more acquisitions after SustainAbility deal
21 January 2019Environmental Resources Management (ERM) expects to make further acquisitions this year to build on its purchase of SustainAbility and develop "the world's leading capability in sustainability advisory services".
-
ERM snaps up SustainAbility as industry consolidation continues
14 January 2019Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a specialist consultancy with 160 offices worldwide, has acquired SustainAbility, the pioneering think tank and advisory firm set up by John Elkington and Julia Hailes in 1987.
-
Stormy weather cost German insurers $3bn in 2018
07 January 2019Storms and heavy rain cost Germany’s property and casualty (P&C) insurers €2.7 billion ($3 billion) in insured losses for 2018, according to the German Insurance Association (GDV).
-
People Moves: Columbia Threadneedle, Natixis, NBIM, BMO Capital Markets, Hong Kong Green Finance Association, FRC, Pattern Energy and NextEra Energy Partners
04 January 2019Columbia Threadneedle boosts responsible investment team
-
Environmental Approval Regulations: Why investors should take note
28 December 2018A legal ruling in Germany could set a precedent that accelerates European coal divestment, argues Kim Schumacher
-
Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets
20 December 2018Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.
-
People Moves: BNP Paribas, Boralex, ICG
14 December 2018BNP Paribas Asset Management has hired Carbon Tracker Initiative head of research and managing director Mark Lewis.
-
EU taxonomy hits political headwinds that could delay it until 2020
20 November 2018The EU’s proposed taxonomy on environmentally sustainable activities has been delayed by the European Parliament, and may not enter legislation until 2020, Environmental Finance has learned.
-
Don't use ESG, it's so 1990s, says Hermes
15 November 2018Investors should look at the sustainability of the companies in which they invest, rather than using backwards-looking environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, Hermes Investment Management has argued.
-
Delivering disclosure
12 November 2018The EU disclosure proposal seeks to clarify investors’ duties and unlock growth in sustainable finance, reports Elena K. Johansson