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Investing in a changing climate

Insurers are increasingly factoring climate change into their investment decisions. But they are only at the start of a long learning process, finds Peter Cripps. This is the second part of a three-part series on how insurers are dealing with climate change

Poland surprises the market and launches green bond

Poland has emerged as the surprise frontrunner in the race to issue the world first sovereign green bond.

ESG can help bond portfolios outperform, says Barclays

Tilting fixed income portfolios towards companies with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores can lead to outperformance, according to a report by Barclays.

EU carbon market weekly update - 5 December 2016

Ilmarinen's new climate policy to double sustainable solutions in listed equities

Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen has a new climate policy that includes targets to double the share of its listed equity investments which generate sustainable solutions from 6% to 12% by 2020.

BNDES launches renewables-focused green bond fund

Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has launched a R$500 million ($143 million) green bond fund to buy domestically issued renewable energy bonds.

People moves - RobecoSAM, ANZ, ADE, Zevin, Stem

RobecoSAM has appointed Aris Prepoudis its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Michael Baldinger, who left to become head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS earlier this year.

Green bond market doubles to $84bn

Green bond issuance has doubled last year's total to reach a record breaking $84 billion, thanks in part to a giant green bond issued by China's Bank of Communications (BoCom), Environmental Finance can reveal.

AP2 incorporates ESG into SEK90bn worth of assets

Swedish pension fund AP2 has incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the management of its global equities portfolio, worth SEK90 billion ($9.75 billion).

The Natural Capital Protocol and finance

A finance supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol is being drawn up, and is currently seeking feedback from the market. Mark Gough and Rory Sullivan explain