Archive

  • COP blog: Words must now drive action

    09 November 2016

    IIGCC
    As a fortnight of crucial UN climate talks get underway in Marrakesh, IIGCC institutional investor members are optimistic about the political momentum that has accrued around the climate agenda over recent weeks

  • $13trn of investors call on G20 to act on Paris agreement

    24 August 2016

    An investor coalition representing $13 trillion of assets has urged the G20 to ratify the Paris climate agreement this year and take action to ensure that its targets are met.

  • Show me the green money!

    22 August 2016

    Issuers of green bonds are increasingly seeking 'green investors'. But how to define a green investor, and why target them, asks Hamza Ali

  • NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom

    24 June 2016

    Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

  • UK climate policy now uncertain

    24 June 2016

    The UK's climate policy was mired in doubt in the wake of the monumental vote to leave the European Union.

  • US's oldest asset manager launches first ESG funds

    08 June 2016

    John Hancock Investments has launched two environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused funds.

  • Could green bonds revitalise the CDM?

    03 June 2016

    Plans are being developed to use the green bond market to breathe new life into the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a UN tool to channel climate finance to developing countries.

  • EF BRIEFS: FSB, Axis Bank, EIB, Stockholm, Canadian Solar, GRI, BP

    23 May 2016

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed nine more members to its new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

  • Investor groups launch campaign to engage utility sector on climate change

    29 April 2016

    A group of investors representing $20 trillion has launched a campaign to engage with utility companies.

  • Climate disclosure task force urged to recommend 2°C stress test

    10 February 2016

    Fossil fuel companies should stress test their businesses for a future in which global warming is limited to 2°C and disclose the results to investors.