Archive

  • Insurers' oil and gas activities to be next under spotlight

    18 June 2020

    Re/insurers around the world should limit their support for oil and gas projects and have until mid-September to explain the measures they are taking to reduce exposure to the sector, according to environmental NGOs.

  • BMO hails success of engagement strategy

    07 April 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management's engagement with more than 5,500 companies over the past two decades has contributed to over 3,700 "instances of change", according to CEO Kristi Mitchem.

  • Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World

    16 September 2019

    S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and removed Citigroup, Shell and 3M from it. Citigroup remains in the DJSI North America, however.

  • CBA, Samsung and Bayer dropped from DJSI World index

    13 September 2018

    S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM have excluded Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Samsung Electronics and healthcare company Bayer from the widely-followed Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World).

  • Franklin Templeton launches its first climate change fund

    06 March 2018

    Franklin Templeton Investments has repurposed one of its products as its first fund focused on climate change goals.

  • Yieldco Pattern Energy buys wind stake after equity raise

    17 August 2016

    US yieldco Pattern Energy plans to buy a 50% stake in the 180MW Armow wind farm, using the proceeds of a recent equity raise.

  • Macquarie and Danish pension fund to own giant biomass plant

    15 August 2016

    Australian banking group Macquarie and Danish pension fund PKA are joining forces to buy what is claimed to be the world's largest dedicated biomass power plant.

  • EF BRIEFS: Canadian solar bond, Luxcara, Chicago Water

    10 June 2016

    One of the largest renewables bonds ever issued in Canada has raised C$613 million ($480 million).

  • 2016 'important year for batteries' but Wheb not yet ready to invest

    01 March 2016

    Sustainable investor Wheb Asset Management predicts that 2016 will be a "make or break" year for batteries, but says it's not yet ready to invest in the theme.

  • Energy storage - a technology whose time has come?

    18 February 2016

    Large-scale use of batteries to store electricity could be critical for the future growth of renewable energy. Recent developments mean the sector is almost ready for institutional investors, says Graham Cooper