-
Ninety One and WWF launch environmental sovereign index
29 July 2020Asset manager Ninety One, formerly part of Investec, has partnered with the WWF to launch a Climate and Nature Sovereign Index.
-
Bond round-up: IBRD, Manila Water, Eurofima, Thailand ... and more
29 July 2020 -
Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: M+S, Naturgy, UOL, Argent
29 July 2020 -
Invesco reveals results of scenario analysis pilot project
28 July 2020Investment manager Invesco has subjected a significant portion of its equity and bond portfolios to a scenario analysis that assumes average global temperatures rise by no more than 1.5oC above pre-industrial times.
-
IT giant Atos snaps up decarbonisation specialist EcoAct
28 July 2020EcoAct, a French consultancy and project developer specialising in helping clients to reduce their net carbon emissions, is being bought by CAC-40 listed IT company Atos.
-
Russia's proposed green taxonomy to include coal to gas conversion
28 July 2020A consultative draft of Russian green finance guidelines has been published, which includes controversial practices such as upgrades to thermal power plants, and coal to natural gas conversion.
-
Deutsche Bank's tightened fossil fuel policy judged 'unambitious'
28 July 2020Deutsche Bank has tightened its fossil fuel policy to include exiting from coal mining investments by 2025, strengthening its stance towards coal power and restricting oil and gas sector financing - but campaigners continued to criticise the lender for its lack of ambition.
-
EU carbon market update: 27 July 2020
28 July 2020The coming week is likely to be dominated by dip buying of EU Allowances, as prices usually rise in August, says Tom Lord*.
-
Franklin Templeton offers two Paris-aligned ETFs
27 July 2020California-based investment manager Franklin Templeton has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that it says will be aligned with the de-carbonisation goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
-
WCI Carbon Market Update, 27 July 2020
27 July 2020The economic impact of Covid-19 continues to weight on the price of California Carbon Allowances, but the long term outlook is bullish, says Nicolas Girod*.