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  • Shell and BP shareholder capital at risk, says ShareAction

    26 October 2017

    Shareholders need to escalate engagement action with the management and boards of oil companies BP and Shell over the low-carbon transition as they face significant financial risk, according to responsible investment non-profit organisation ShareAction.

  • Green bonds round-up, 25 October 2017

    25 October 2017

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its third $1 billion green bond for investment in emerging markets, taking its total issuance to more than $7 billion.

  • BMO's Responsible EM fund carbon intensity 85.5% below benchmark

    25 October 2017

    BMO Global Asset Management said the carbon intensity of its Responsible Emerging Markets Strategy is 85.5% less than that of its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

  • La Francaise takes full control of Inflection Point

    25 October 2017

    French asset manager La Francaise has taken full control of Inflection Point Capital

  • Ottawa ready to issue a green bond of up to C$150 million

    25 October 2017

    The city of Ottawa is in line to issue a green bond of between C$100 million and C$150 million ($79 million - $118 million) before the end of this year.

  • Storebrand snaps up ESG investor Skagen

    25 October 2017

    Storebrand, the largest asset manager in Norway, has acquired fellow Norwegian fund manager Skagen for NOK1.6 billion ($200 million).

  • Taking control of short-termism

    24 October 2017

    Rory Sullivan and Will Martindale propose a new agenda for companies and investors to encourage long-term business growth and ESG integration.

  • Swiss institutions' portfolios on track for 4°C- 6°C global warming

    24 October 2017

  • Most companies are not currently transitioning to low-carbon, says CDP

    24 October 2017

    Large companies do not currently have the targets necessary to transition to a low-carbon economy, though the number that do is increasing and the majority plan to, according to CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 24 October 2017

    24 October 2017

    The carbon market is hard to call at present but, after significant gains in recent weeks, the odds on further bullish news are dwindling, says Louis Redshaw.