Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • Canada's OceanRock invests in sustainable agriculture fund

    01 November 2016

    OceanRock Investments, a Canadian fund manager with some C$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) under management, has made an investment of undisclosed size in Toronto-based venture capital firm InvestEco Capital.

  • Quantitative easing has hurt ESG investing, says Hermes chief

    01 November 2016

    The unprecedented amount of quantitative easing (QE) that has followed the financial disaster of 2008 has had a direct impact on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, said Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Investment Management.

  • Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia

    31 October 2016

    ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to support sustainability projects in Asia.

  • Finance sector to get advice on natural capital issues

    27 October 2016

    A project has been launched to help financial institutions better understand the risks and opportunities associated with natural capital.

  • Circular economy - the next frontier for sustainable finance, says ING

    26 October 2016

    The circular economy, in which the focus shifts from asset acquisition to asset usage, is "the next great frontier" for ING Bank in its efforts to increase its sustainable financing, said Gerald Walker, CEO for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East.

  • Banks pledge support for UAE's sustainability goals

    26 October 2016

    Eight banks have committed to support the sustainable development goals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by signing the Dubai Declaration on Sustainable Finance.

  • World Bank tweaks PAF auction model again

    24 October 2016

    The World Bank's third iteration of its Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) will target emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), rather than methane which was the focus of the first two auctions. In addition, the third auction will try to incentivise new projects, rather than being restricted to facilities that are already in operation.

  • Green finance - at a tipping point?

    24 October 2016

    Eric Usher, head of the UNEP Finance Initiative, tells Graham Cooper about the challenges facing the organisation as it prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

  • Earth Capital secures initial investment for sustainable technology fund

    19 October 2016

    Earth Capital Partners (ECP) said it has secured the first investments into a new sustainable technologies fund it is managing on behalf of the Nobel Sustainability Trust.

  • Carbon trading could slash cost of meeting Paris targets, says World Bank

    18 October 2016

    International carbon trading could help countries meet their domestic emission reduction plans, which support the UN's Paris Agreement on climate change, the World Bank said.