Elena K. Johansson

Articles by Elena K. Johansson

  • Talanx's new coal policy 'does not rule out insuring new coal plants', warns NGO

    14 May 2019

    Talanx would not be prevented from underwriting new coal plants in Poland and Vietnam under its recently announced policy on the fossil fuel, an NGO has claimed.

  • US manager launches energy transition and water scarcity fund

    14 May 2019

    US asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-oriented fixed income fund that focuses on companies' responses to water scarcity and the transition to low-carbon energy sources.

  • KfW to ramp up green bond issuance in 2019

    13 May 2019

    German state-owned promotional bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) has expanded its green bond framework to include energy-efficient buildings and said it planned green bond issuances of €5-6 billion ($5.62 billion) in 2019.

  • MSCI rebuffs 'big three criticisms' of ESG data

    13 May 2019

    MSCI has argued that the main three criticisms of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data don't hold true.

  • People Moves: Solactive, Majedie Asset Management and Sustainable Australia Fund

    10 May 2019

    Christian Grabbe, chief operating officer at Solactive and member of its management board, will depart the German index provider to pursue another career.

  • Multi-asset sustainable portfolios outperform regular portfolios, says Heartwood

    09 May 2019

    Two sustainable portfolios run by Heartwood Investment Management (HIM) have outperformed their regular non-sustainable counterparts over a three-year period.

  • Axa and WWF call on G7 to act on biodiversity

    07 May 2019

    French insurer Axa and non-profit organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have called on the G7 group of advanced economies to launch a Task Force on Nature Impacts Disclosures to protect biodiversity.

  • ING's sustainability loans and bonds hit €21bn mark in Q1

    03 May 2019

    Dutch ING bank has reached a total of €21 billion ($23.48 billion) in sustainable-linked loans and sustainable bonds finance activities in Q1 2019.

  • People Moves: AAM, Morgan Stanley, AP1, Carbon Market Institute, Gold Standard, Ethic, Aviva Investors

    03 May 2019

    Aegon Asset Management (AAM) has hired two people for its responsible investment team.

  • Morningstar launches series of ESG managed portfolios

    02 May 2019

    Morningstar has launched five environmental, social and governance (ESG) multi-asset managed portfolios.