Elena K. Johansson

Articles by Elena K. Johansson

  • People moves: CalPERS, FCLTGlobal, NNIP, Lightsource BP, ALLCOT Colombia

    18 January 2019

    Elisabeth Bourqui has resigned as chief operating investment officer at public pension fund California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), after less than eight months in office.

  • Q&A: The TEG's report on climate-related reporting

    17 January 2019

    Elena K. Johansson talks to experts about the implications of a report by the EU's Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance on disclosures for companies and investors.

  • Canadian report sets out three-year-pathway for mandatory climate disclosure

    17 January 2019

    Sustainable investments of private investors can only flow if governments provide certainty about investment conditions and make climate disclosure mandatory, a report said.

  • Barclays' energy policy backs tar sand projects with 'big money', say campaigners

    16 January 2019

    Barclays' revised energy policy has been criticised by environmental pressure groups as underwhelming in ambition, as it provides "big money" for tar sand projects.

  • Top lead managers of 2018 predict buoyant green, social and sustainability bond market

    15 January 2019

    The biggest underwriters in the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market in 2018 have predicted a strong year of issuance.

  • Circularity Capital closes upsized equity fund at £60m

    14 January 2019

    Circularity Capital has reached a £60 million ($77 million) final close for an equity fund – smashing its £50 million target.

  • EU Parliament votes for supervisors to consider sustainability factors

    11 January 2019

    A proposal that could empower European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to include sustainability risks when monitoring financial institutions has won a key vote in the European Parliament.

  • HSBC predicts up to $250bn in green, social and sustainability bonds in 2019

    10 January 2019

    HSBC expects a boost in supply of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2019, with as much as $250 billion in total GSS bonds, up from $199.5 billion in 2018.

  • UK's Green Finance Institute begins hunt for its first CEO

    10 January 2019

    The City of London has begun the search for a CEO of its Green Finance Institute, to take up the post in the summer of 2019.

  • AIIB sets up $500m infrastructure bond fund

    09 January 2019

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is creating a $500m corporate infrastructure bond fund.