Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • NEST to battle climate change with default strategy

    24 February 2017

    The UK's national workplace pension provider the National Employee Saving Trust (NEST), will shift part of its default strategy into a newly created "climate-aligned" fund.

  • 'White swans in the dark' - investors are still ignoring long-term risks, warns report

    24 February 2017

    Investors and analysts are still ignoring longer-term risks, having failed to learn lessons from the financial crisis, according to a new report.

  • QTC mandates three banks for inaugural green bond

    23 February 2017

    The Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has mandated three banks to roadshow its inaugural green bond announced last week.

  • CDP and French Government to assess low-carbon transition readiness

    22 February 2017

    CDP – formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project – and the French government have partnered in a new initiative to assess company readiness for the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Nigeria to hold green bond summit

    21 February 2017

    Nigeria is set to hold a green bond summit at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on 23 February, where the government hopes to speak with investors about its first green offering.

  • Major investors call on banks to re-route Dakota pipeline

    20 February 2017

    A group of major investors has called on banks involved in the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to re-route it so that it does not cross Native American treaty land.

  • Drax produces 65% of electricity from biomass, boosting profits

    20 February 2017

    Drax Group, which operates the UK's largest coal fired power station, produced 65% of its energy from renewable biomass in 2016, making it the country's single biggest generator of renewable energy.

  • Apple allocates one third of green bond in 2016

    20 February 2017

    Apple has allocated almost one third of its inaugural green bond in 2016, according to its annual green bond report.

  • Queensland eyes green bond that could help Great Barrier Reef conservation

    17 February 2017

    The State of Queensland is gearing up to issue a certified green bond that lists conservation of the Great Barrier Reef among its use of proceeds.

  • Iberdrola secures €500m 'green' loan from BBVA

    16 February 2017

    Iberdrola has secured a €500 million ($533 million) green-labelled loan from banking group BBVA.