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Eurosif's Micilotta moves to LGX
09 January 2019Flavia Micilotta has left her position as executive director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) to take up a new post as director of Luxembourg Stock Exchange's green exchange, LGX.
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People Moves: Gold Standard, Cicero, Investec AM and ShareAction
30 November 2018Yvo de Boer has been announced as new president-elect of the Gold Standard Foundation Board, replacing David Shelmerdine.
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Eurosif observes substantial growth in engagement on sustainability
26 November 2018Significant growth in investor engagement on sustainability-related issues has been tempered by growing concerns of greenwashing, a Eurosif survey has found.
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Sustainable investing assets in US hit $12trn
19 November 2018Sustainable, responsible and impact investing assets have hit $12 trillion in the US, according to the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) Foundation.
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Half of Ireland's asset managers have sustainability strategy, finds survey
08 November 2018Half 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.
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Mandatory US climate disclosure law proposed by leading Democrat
17 September 2018Every publicly listed company in the US could be forced to make climate-related disclosures, under new legislation introduced by a senior Democratic Party senator.
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Climate change impacts asset value, UN study finds
13 August 2018Insurers increasingly ESG screen their investments, but even the value of their favoured asset is at risk
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Water: managing risk and embracing opportunity
10 May 2018More than 100 delegates gathered at Environmental Finance's conference on water, hosted by the London Stock Exchange, to discuss an investment opportunity worth about $7.5 trillion, writes Michael Hurley.
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UN body plans TCFD-style guidelines for insurance regulators
30 April 2018The Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) initiative is aiming to launch guidelines for insurance regulators that are similar to those for companies and investors issued by the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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An action plan for sustainable finance
27 April 2018The European Commission in March launched an ambitious action plan it hopes will catapult the European Union (EU) into the position of global leader for sustainable finance. Nick Roumpis reports