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EU must legislate to boost clean energy investment, says IIGCC
30 May 2017Investors managing more than €18 trillion ($20 trillion) called on EU leaders to set a bold long-term decarbonisation plan to secure the continent's low-carbon transition.
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People Moves: LSEG, IIGCC, AWEA, HSBC
26 May 2017Kevin Bourne has stepped down as managing director and global head of database services at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to focus on another role at a company he founded called LCE Risk.
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HSBC recruits three for new responsible investment team
23 May 2017HSBC Global Asset Management has created a responsible investment team as it aims to be a leader in green and sustainable investment.
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UNFCCC mulls green bonds to help refinance CDM
08 May 2017The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has tabled plans to launch a green bond-based refinancing facility for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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People Moves: EEM, Neuberger, Putnam
05 May 2017Adrian Rimmer has left his position of CEO of carbon markets exchange European Environmental Markets (EEM) to focus on his other business interests and projects.
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TCFD: A full disclosure
20 March 2017Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali
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COP22: The investors' verdict
06 January 2017World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali
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Investing in a changing climate
06 December 2016Insurers are increasingly factoring climate change into their investment decisions. But they are only at the start of a long learning process, finds Peter Cripps. This is the second part of a three-part series on how insurers are dealing with climate change
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Green bond market doubles to $84bn
02 December 2016Green bond issuance has doubled last year's total to reach a record breaking $84 billion, thanks in part to a giant green bond issued by China's Bank of Communications (BoCom), Environmental Finance can reveal.
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COP blog: Promoting the investor voice on climate finance at COP22
16 November 2016IIGCC
As Morocco's King Mohammed VI joined UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa yesterday to welcome dignitaries to Bab Ighli the tone was firmly one of collective effort to sustain the 'Spirit of Paris', regardless of who is poised to move into the White House next January.