Archive

  • Rockefeller, Packard and Ford among foundations backing impact scale-up fund

    07 February 2020

    The Rockefeller Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Ford Foundation are among high-profile US backers of a 'tipping point' fund designed to help boost the impact investing market.

  • UNEP FI and investors release study on climate risk reporting

    10 May 2019

    A major study has been issued looking at the different ways that investors can measure and report climate risks.

  • People Moves: BMO Global Asset Management, ClimateWorks Foundation, Japan's Financial Services Agency, Rockefeller Capital Management, Global Parametrics, Refinitiv, Aviva Investors, FIM Asset Management and S-Bank Wealth Management

    15 March 2019

  • Boston Common backs ‘blue economy’ finance principles

    30 October 2018

    Boston Common Asset Management has added its name to the growing number of financial institutions that have endorsed a set of principles for investing to support the world’s oceans.

  • Lekela seals financial close of Senegal’s first utility-scale wind farm

    30 July 2018

    Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close for the first ever utility-scale wind project in Senegal.

  • ESG consideration gaining ground in credit risk analysis

    26 July 2018

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are no longer a concern only to equity investors, as fixed income market participants, including credit rating agencies, are increasingly paying heed to them, says the PRI's Carmen Nuzzo.

  • People moves: Legal & General Capital, Vigeo Eiris, Lekela and NIB

    16 March 2018

    Legal & General Capital (LGC) has recruited former RBS group treasurer John Cummins as its managing director of urban regeneration and clean energy.

  • $3trn of investors launch pilot group on TCFD

    15 March 2018

    Nine investors representing around $3 trillion of assets have joined forces to promote climate transparency.

  • Sustainable blue economy finance principles unveiled

    09 March 2018

    A set of principles for blue finance that aim to support ocean health and investment has been unveiled.

  • CalSTRS selects eight ESG asset managers and could commit up to $1bn

    05 February 2018

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) pension fund has selected eight environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused asset managers.