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  • Lloyd's syndicates go green in latest annual reports

    08 April 2019

    Several syndicates in the Lloyd's of London insurance market have used their latest annual reports to highlight the dangers of climate change and how they incorporate it into their risk management practices.

  • Insurers say climate change is now their top risk

    08 April 2019

    Climate change has supplanted cyber risk as the top risk for the world's insurers, according to a recent survey.

  • Investors up pressure on mining companies to disclose

    08 April 2019

    A group of investors with $10.3 trillion in assets has demanded that mining companies provide disclosures, within 45 days, on every tailings facility under their control.

  • 13% of European insurance assets exposed to climate risk

    05 April 2019

    Eiopa tells French insurers at Paris conference

  • Bank of America makes additional $300bn pledge to finance low-carbon business

    05 April 2019

    Bank of America has committed to mobilise an additional $300 billion in capital by 2030 through its Environmental Business Initiative.

  • People moves: ING, Natixis CIB

    05 April 2019

    Xiaofei Guo has been promoted to become vice president of sustainable finance at ING.

  • Norway’s oil fund opens door to investments in unlisted renewables

    05 April 2019

    Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is to be allowed to invest in unlisted renewables assets, following a decision by the country’s finance ministry.

  • RobecoSAM rocked by resignation of both co-CEOs

    05 April 2019

    Both co-CEOs of RobecoSAM have resigned, the sustainability-focused asset manager revealed today.

  • GBPs publish green buildings impact reporting guidance

    05 April 2019

    A ‘harmonised framework for impact reporting on green building projects’ has been published by the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

  • BlackRock: climate risks are not being priced-in

    04 April 2019

    The world's largest asset manager BlackRock has found evidence that physical climate risks are not being priced into investments, in a report that is expected to deliver "a thunderbolt for investors".