Archive

  • Hold AGM vote on compliance with mandatory TCFD, suggests Aviva's Waygood

    13 March 2018

    Aviva Investors has thrown its might behind proposals to make climate disclosures mandatory, adding that shareholders could vote on whether they approve of the reporting.

  • UK urged to issue sovereign green bond to plug EIB, GIB funding hole

    13 March 2018

    The UK Government was urged to issue a sovereign green bond to help plug gaps in funding left by the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), according to Aldersgate Group.

  • NGO attacks 'non-additional' green bond market

    12 March 2018

    Green bonds are not bringing the additionality required to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, according to the 2° Investing Initiative.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 12 March 2018

    12 March 2018

    Further price gains for EU Allowances (EUAs) are likely this week as a result of continuing speculative demand and lower auction volumes, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Norway's wealth fund puts shipping and power under scrutiny

    12 March 2018

    The world's largest sovereign wealth fund is expected to expand its emissions exclusion criteria to cover more sectors.

  • SDGs are not a 'silver bullet' for investors, says Schroders

    12 March 2018

    Schroders has expressed its concern that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are "misappropriated and misused", as "they were not designed for investors" in the first place.

  • People moves: Lightsource BP, Global Water Partnership and Committee on Climate Change

    09 March 2018

    Michael Bloomberg has been selected as the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Action.

  • First green-certified commercial real estate loan to build Paris towers

    09 March 2018

    A commercial real estate loan that will help build hotel and office space in Paris has become the first to be certified as green and provide an accompanying external second party opinion.

  • Swiss Re develops first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef

    09 March 2018

    The first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef has been developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Mexican state government of Quintana Roo and Swiss Re.

  • EU-wide sustainability taxonomy is matter of urgency, says Commission

    09 March 2018

    The European Commission said it will develop an overarching EU taxonomy for sustainability as a matter of urgency, as it aims to seize the mantle of global leader in green finance.