Christopher Marchant

Articles by Christopher Marchant

  • Boston Common: Differing methodologies for bank sustainable financing 'unnecessary competition'

    12 October 2020

    Boston Common Asset Management (BCAM) has criticised the increasing number of methodologies used to assess how a bank's sustainable financing commitments impact its portfolio, as a distraction from core climate goals.

  • People Moves 9 October; AllianzGI; Context Labs; ECB; Investcorp; KPMG; Mirabaud; Bedford Row Capital; Palatine

    09 October 2020

  • HSBC faces criticism after Paris-aligned finance pledge

    09 October 2020

    Banking giant HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to align its financed emissions - the carbon emissions of its portfolio of customers - to the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner.

  • APG invests $50m in 'racial equality' bond

    08 October 2020

    Netherlands-based pensions asset manager APG has invested $50 million in Bank of America's $2 billion 'Equality Progress Sustainability Bond' that was issued last month.

  • JP Morgan Chase makes 'Paris-aligned' financing commitment

    07 October 2020

    JP Morgan Chase - which was recently revealed to be the biggest financier of fossil fuels - has pledged to align its financing with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, although one NGO criticised the commitment as "vague".

  • WWF launches water risk scenarios

    06 October 2020

    The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released a set of scenarios intended to help companies and investors assess water risks and build resilience into activities or portfolios.

  • Impact Investing Institute launches principles for pension trustees

    05 October 2020

    The UK's Impact Investing Institute has developed principles for pension trustees intended to give an 'accessible, practical insight' into the field as well as steps they can take to develop an investment strategy.

  • People Moves, 2 October: Robeco; Context Labs; Sumitomo Mitsui; Qontigo; Deutsche Bundesbank; RPMI Railpen; Hamilton Lane; Savills IM; Global Coalition for Animal Welfare

    02 October 2020

  • Equator Principles criticised for continued prioritisation of developed nations

    02 October 2020

    The fourth version of the Equator Principles has come into effect, yet is already facing criticism from NGOs for an 'arbitrary' distinction between developed nations financing approaches and those in emerging markets.

  • Transition bonds webinar: Gas is in but oil is 'tough case to make'

    30 September 2020

    Natural gas but not oil is included in a transition taxonomy created by second party opinion provider Sustainalytics.