Archive

  • People Moves, 22 December: Nikko AM, Kiko Ventures, SUSI Partners, Royal London

    22 December 2023

  • Mark Carney launches climate disclosure initiative with London Stock Exchange

    13 July 2020

    Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney and the London Stock Exchange plan to establish a global coalition of stock exchanges supporting climate disclosure in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • People Moves: GRI and Soil Capital

    09 November 2018

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has announced that three members will join its board, Bekeme Masade-Olowola, Jack Ehnes, and Jianzhong Lu for an initial three-year term starting January 1.

  • Major investor initiative to tackle climate change on four fronts announced

    01 February 2018

    A landmark initiative to spur investors to attack climate change on the four fronts of engagement, disclosure, low-carbon investing and policy advocacy has been launched.

  • CalSTRS joins German suits against VW

    22 June 2016

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has joined a lawsuit against Volkswagen (VW) over last year's emissions test scandal.

  • Californian pension funds are wary of coal divestment legislation

    24 December 2014

    Two major pension funds have reacted warily to reports that Kevin de Leon, Californian senate leader, plans to introduce legislation that would require them to sell their holdings in coal companies.

  • CalSTRS sees threefold increase in green bond investment in 2014

    13 November 2014

    California State Teachers' Retirement Systems (CalSTRS) has increased its investment into green bonds almost threefold in 2014.

  • CalSTRS pledges additional $2.3 billion of cleantech investment

    25 September 2014

    Pension fund CalSTRS has pledged to more than double its investments in clean energy and technology to $3.7 billion over the next five years.

  • $3trn investor coalition heaps 'stranded asset' pressure on fossil fuel firms

    24 October 2013

    A coalition of investors worth $3 trillion has joined forces to write to 45 of the biggest oil and gas companies demanding how they are dealing with the threat of 'stranded assets'.

  • Stranded assets: the divestment debate

    14 October 2013

    There are calls for investors to reduce their exposure to fossil fuel stocks amid fears that their valuations will slump if politicians make good on their climate promises. But is now the right time to divest? Two institutional investors with contrasting views spoke to Environmental Finance