Christopher Marchant

Articles by Christopher Marchant

  • TruValue Labs publishes data on ESG impact of Covid-19

    20 April 2020

    Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data provider TruValue Labs has released a publicly available Covid-19 data set and a 'Coronavirus ESG Monitor' dashboard.

  • Getinge issues Covid-19 bonds to make ventilators

    17 April 2020

    Swedish medical supplier Getinge has issued SEK1 billion ($100 million) of commercial paper, pledging to use the proceeds to make ventilators to help patients stricken with Covid-19.

  • People Moves 17 April; CalSTRS, Europex, HKGFA, Willis Towers Watson, SASB, Generation, IMCO, Dankse Bank, Manulife Investment Management, Big Society Capital, Federated Hermes

    17 April 2020

  • Book Review: The Green Swan's radical predictions fast becoming the norm

    17 April 2020

    A new book explores the role central banks can play to avert climate catastrophe. Christopher Marchant shares his thoughts.

  • IOSCO establishes task force on sustainable finance

    16 April 2020

    The board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has established a task force on sustainable finance, with the aim of improving sustainability-related disclosures by issuers and asset managers.

  • Lyxor launches ETFs tracking decarbonisation indexes

    16 April 2020

    Lyxor Asset Management has launched four exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with focus on decarbonisation and achieving climate goals.

  • Liontrust identifies healthcare companies profiting from coronavirus response

    14 April 2020

    Liontrust Asset Management has identified some of the healthcare companies that can play a part in responding to the Covid-19 outbreak, while acknowledging the "morally difficult" implications of profiting from the pandemic.

  • Japan expands green bond guidelines to include loans

    13 April 2020

    Japan has issued major revisions to its green bond guidelines for the first time since their publication in 2017, expanding them to include green and sustainability-linked loans.

  • Airlines mull change in offset scheme following Covid-19

    09 April 2020

    A scheme to offset the emissions of much of the aviation sector is set to change its rules to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, sparking fears that the sector's demand for offsets may be much lower than previously expected.

  • People Moves 9 April; Northern Trust, ICMA, ING Bank, KPMG, CPP Investments, JP Morgan

    09 April 2020