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World Bank working on sovereign ESG engagement guide
27 January 2020The World Bank's treasury plans to publish a guide that will include information on how investors can engage more effectively with issuers of sovereign debt.
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World Bank launches fourth emissions reduction auction
07 January 2020A fourth pay-for-performance auction developed by the World Bank to stimulate investment in projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has launched a new auction worth at least $6 million.
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World Bank unveils carbon markets implementation partnership
10 December 2019An initiative to promote the use of carbon pricing has been announced on the sidelines of the COP25 event in Madrid.
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Green bonds California 2019
06 November 2019The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports
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World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal
30 October 2019The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.
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LeapFrog – targeting the emerging consumer
21 October 2019How does the world's biggest private equity impact specialist invest? Joe Walsh reports
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Investing in the oceans
21 October 2019Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh
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GPIF’s green bond investments surpass $1bn
14 August 2019Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has grown its portfolio of green bond investments to more than $1 billion – less than half a year after it first bought green notes.
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GPIF to invest in more CAB bonds to boost standardisation
02 July 2019Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is to invest in "larger amounts" of climate awareness bonds (CABs) and sustainability awareness bonds (SABs) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and help boost standardisation, an EIB spokesman said.
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Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds
01 July 2019Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds issued by two development banks.