Archive

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Ghana, Te Pukenga, Mowi, Rockwool, Voltalia ... and more

    01 July 2021
  • 45% of Kroger shareholders support cutting single use plastics

    01 July 2021

    Nearly half of Kroger shareholders supported a proposal at the largest US grocery chain by revenue...

  • Blackrock: UN SDGs pose 'challenges' to investors

    01 July 2021

    The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pose "challenges" to investment strategies but they can also help build sustainable strategies...

  • BlackRock switches five tracker funds to ESG indexes

    30 June 2021

    Blackrock have updated the existing indices for five of its funds, within its Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) range...

  • High carbon prices 'could lead to 40% fall in global equity prices'

    30 June 2021

    An increase in global carbon prices could cause a 40% fall in global equity valuations, analysis has shown.

  • FAIRR asks G20 to set agricultural emissions targets in NDCs

    30 June 2021

    The FAIRR Initiative has asked the G20 nations to set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture

  • Bond round-up: Slovenia, UniCredit, Enbridge, Salesforce, LG Chem, Korean Air ... and more

    30 June 2021
  • Sovereign debt rating repositions ESG leaders as impact laggards

    30 June 2021

    A rating of sovereign debt based on countries' contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has reclassified those that tend to score highly using ESG ratings as laggards when it comes to 'impact'.

  • Harmonising ESG reporting - the search for the Holy Grail

    30 June 2021

    The quest is on, to find one standard to unite the globe! Is it destined for success or failure, asks Peter Cripps

  • UBS, DBS & ABN Amro back 'banking for impact' methodology

    30 June 2021

    UBS, Danske Bank, DBS and ABN Amro have thrown their support behind an initiative seeking to develop what could become "the de facto market standard" for banks to measure and report their social and environmental impact.