Christopher Marchant

Articles by Christopher Marchant

  • Green, social and sustainability bond issuance to hit $400bn in 2020

    04 February 2020

    Green, social and sustainability bond issuance will hit a combined $400 billion in 2020, up 24% from the previous record of $323 billion achieved in 2019, Moody's Investors Service has predicted.

  • Less than one-fifth of industrial companies aligned with 2°C, says TPI

    04 February 2020

    Only 19% of the largest, listed industrial companies have emissions reduction plans compatible with limiting climate change to 2°C, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

  • CBI opens public consultation for agriculture criteria

    03 February 2020

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has opened a public consultation for the proposed expansion of the Climate Bonds Standard into sustainable agriculture.

  • People Moves 31 January: Lombard Odier, Tyler Prize, Societe Generale, CPI, NEST, Datamaran, Greencoat, Sustainalytics

    31 January 2020

  • RobecoSAM to launch strategy targeting circular economy

    31 January 2020

    Sustainability-focused investment company RobecoSAM has launched a strategy for investments that contribute to the circular economy and positively impact the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Fitch Ratings: Investors' ESG focus increases corporate finance risk

    30 January 2020

    Investors' growing adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) could gradually increase funding costs for some companies, according to Fitch Ratings.

  • Foresight raises €342m for energy infrastructure fund

    28 January 2020

    Investment manager Foresight has raised €342 million ($377 million) in the first close for its European-focused fund Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP).

  • Stock market analysis shows 'flatlining' company disclosure rates

    27 January 2020

    The number of companies disclosing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data has failed to increase, according to a report by Aviva and Canadian research company Corporate Knights.

  • People Moves, 24 January: EY, ClimateWorks, JP Morgan, ISS, GoImpact, GDFA, AIGCC

    24 January 2020

  • GBPs establishes working group on sustainability-linked bonds

    23 January 2020

    The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has established a working group on sustainability- and key performance indicators (KPI)-linked bonds.