Elena K. Johansson

Majority of private equity firms see ESG as value driver, PRI finds

A majority of PRI-signatory general partners (GPs) have reported that environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria helped them to identify opportunities for value creation. The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)'s survey covers 2018 private equity reporting data on global responsible investment practices.

People Moves: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, AP6, SEB Investment Management, Geneva Association, Robeco and IETA

Vladimir Demine has been promoted to head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM).

Investors face rising biomass risks, says ShareAction

Investors are exposed to increasing financial and reputational risks from investments in biomass energy, as the greenness of the fuel is becoming more and more doubtful, an NGO has argued.

Green bonds round-up, 6 February

Bank of America has raised $500 million from what it said is the first social bond by a US bank.

Amundi launches new responsible equity ETF for emerging markets

Amundi has added to its range of 'socially responsible investing' (SRI) exchange traded funds (ETFs), with a new product tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) SRI index.

KBI offers fossil-free funds as divestments soar

Dublin-based asset manager KBI Global Investors (KBIGI) has announced three fossil-free equity funds on the back of a ballooning divestment movement.

FTSE Russell and Solactive launch ESG indices

Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices have been launched. FTSE Russell has created a new equity ESG index, and Solactive has collaborated with ISS ESG to produce a series of ESG indexes covering both equities and fixed income.

S&P adds ESG sections in credit rating reports

S&P Global Ratings has started to include a dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) section in credit rating reports for companies.

People Moves: Lazard Asset Management, BlackRock, Pensions Infrastructure Platform, PGGM, Carbon Market Institute and St. James's Place

Bondholders ‘fail to engage on climate change’

Bondholders have little appetite to engage with companies on climate change, and are relying on governments to step in to resolve the problem, a study has argued.