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  • Swiss sustainable investment hits record levels

    04 June 2018

    Swiss asset managers and asset owners are increasingly integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a report from Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) has found.

  • Investors press politicians to facilitate more low-carbon investment

    04 June 2018

    Leading institutional investors have called on national governments to act more urgently to spur private sector capital into low-carbon investments.

  • Greenko expands with Orange Renewables acquisition

    04 June 2018

    India's Greenko Group has expanded its Indian portfolio with the acquisition of Orange Renewables.

  • Make climate risk reporting mandatory by 2022, says UK parliamentary committee

    04 June 2018

    Asset owners and large companies based in the UK should be forced to report their exposure to climate-related risk within four years, the country's government has been told.

  • New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks

    01 June 2018

    The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate risks, it was claimed at the launch of a report that aims to help redress the balance.

  • People moves: PKA, Nomura and Obvion

    01 June 2018

    PKA's head of responsible investment Pelle Pedersen has resigned after more than five years.

  • $4trn green economy same size as fossil fuel sector, says FTSE Russell

    01 June 2018

    The ‘green economy’ represents an investment opportunity of $4 trillion, which is about the same size as that of the fossil fuel sector, according to research by FTSE Russell.

  • Sustainable banking principles to be launched in November

    01 June 2018

    Banks from five different continents have joined forces to redefine the sector's purpose, in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.

  • Make climate transition focus of next proxy season, says DWS

    01 June 2018

    A rallying call has been issued to investors to make climate transition plans the main focus of the next shareholder voting season.

  • How covered green bonds can help deliver NDCs

    01 June 2018

    A 'prototype' covered green bond has been prepared that could help developing countries meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Junji Hatano explains.