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Zurich's CIO explains the importance of ESG

Urban Angehrn oversees Zurich Insurance Group's $190 billion asset book. With no pure asset management business in the group, he talks to Asa Gibson about how responsible investment fits in with its asset management selection process.

Investor water risk: the information you need that you don't yet have

Data on water needs viewed in context if it is to be properly understood, argues Alexis Morgan

People Moves: EEM, Neuberger, Putnam

Adrian Rimmer has left his position of CEO of carbon markets exchange European Environmental Markets (EEM) to focus on his other business interests and projects.

S&P launches first assessment under green evaluation tool

S&P Global has issued the first assessment under its Green Evaluation Tool just one week after it launched.

Allianz rejects calls to expand its coal divestment policy to its asset management and underwriting businesses

Allianz told its annual general meeting (AGM) that it has divested €225 million of ($245.7 million) of coal holdings, but it rejected a call to expand its coal divestment pledge to its asset management and underwriting business.

UNEP FI and G20 create investor toolkit on energy efficiency

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the G20 have partnered to create a tool to help investors identify opportunities in the energy efficiency market.

PGGM commits €200m to rooftop solar

Dutch investment manager PGGM has increased its commitment to clean energy by taking a €200 million ($218 million) stake in a portfolio of 38,000 rooftop solar systems in the US.

Green bond comment: April was all about innovation and infrastructure

April was a solid month for green bond issuance, raising some $5.6 billion. That figure is up on the $5.3 billion for the same month last year, mainly thanks to a RMB15000 ($2.2 billion) from Bank of Beijing, the biggest Chinese green bond of the year.

Green Bond Issuance - April 2017

Green bond round-up, 3 May 2017

Bank of Beijing has issued a RMB15 billion ($2.2 billion) green bond, the largest from a Chinese entity so far this year.