Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • PRI launches hedge fund ESG questionnaire

    11 May 2017

    The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a responsible investment due diligence questionnaire (RI DDQ) for the hedge fund industry, that they hope will foster better understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

  • Spanish oil company issues controversial green bond

    10 May 2017

    Spanish oil company Repsol has issued a controversial €500 million ($543 million) green bond that will be partly used to fund energy efficiency projects in its oil and chemical refineries.

  • Investors should vote against BP and Shell remuneration packages, says ShareAction

    09 May 2017

    Pressure group ShareAction is calling on investors in BP and Royal Dutch Shell to vote against remuneration packages at the oil majors, which they believe incentivises high-risk fossil fuel strategies.

  • UNFCCC mulls green bonds to help refinance CDM

    08 May 2017

    The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has tabled plans to launch a green bond-based refinancing facility for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

  • S&P launches first assessment under green evaluation tool

    05 May 2017

    S&P Global has issued the first assessment under its Green Evaluation Tool just one week after it launched.

  • UNEP FI and G20 create investor toolkit on energy efficiency

    04 May 2017

    The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the G20 have partnered to create a tool to help investors identify opportunities in the energy efficiency market.

  • Green bond round-up, 3 May 2017

    03 May 2017

    Bank of Beijing has issued a RMB15 billion ($2.2 billion) green bond, the largest from a Chinese entity so far this year.

  • HSBC to close accounts of 28 unsustainable palm oil producers

    02 May 2017

    HSBC has warned that it will close the accounts of 28 palm oil producer customers that are failing to meet its sustainable agriculture policy.

  • NY Green Bank signs $40.6m worth of deals in in Q1

    28 April 2017

    New York Green Bank has closed six financing transactions in the first quarter of 2017 totalling $40.6 million.

  • Lombard Odier launches global ESG equities fund

    27 April 2017

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (IM) has launched a global environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused equities fund, as it ramps up its of impact investment offerings.