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  • Climate change "an important factor" in reinsurance renewals

    06 January 2020

    The impact of climate change was "an important factor" during negotiations on the price of retrocession agreements in the 1 January renewals, according to Guy Carpenter.

  • CalSTRS reveals 'carbon budget' data as part of climate-risk report

    03 January 2020

    A major US pension provider has announced its investment portfolio has used over two-thirds of its allowed 'carbon budget' to contain global temperature rises to 2°C by the end of the century.

  • The ESG data files, part seven, continued: Real estate - Social and governance data

    03 January 2020

    The market for data on the social impacts of investments in real estate is growing rapidly, writes Christopher Marchant

  • ESG data files - part seven, continued: Real estate and resilience

    02 January 2020

    Investors are striving to get a handle on physical climate risks, but the data is still under construction, writes Christopher Marchant

  • Reserve Bank of India says green finance policy action is needed

    02 January 2020

    Policy action is needed to establish a framework that promotes green finance in India, the country's central bank has urged.

  • A model for measuring impact

    02 January 2020

    Measuring the impact of investments is an imperfect art, but more effective methods are emerging, writes Julian Pickstone

  • Nordic countries continue to dominate RobecoSAM ESG rankings

    31 December 2019

    Nordic countries continue to dominate as the most sustainable countries in the world, whilst the UK and US continued to slide, according to RobecoSAM.

  • ESG financing: cheaper than conventional financing or too expensive to ignore?

    31 December 2019

    Greater demand for sustainable investment products could lead to pricing advantage, argues Neil Caddy

  • Australia's insurers to face climate stress tests in 2020

    31 December 2019

    Australia's insurers are to undergo stress tests next year linked to the possible effects of climate change on assets they hold, reports say.

  • Senior official warns ECB against favouring green assets

    31 December 2019

    The European Central Bank (ECB) should not favour green assets in either its bond-buying programme or its work as a regulator, according to incoming board member Isabel Schnabel.