Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • Environmental Finance launches ESG data guide

    22 July 2019

    Environmental Finance has launched its Guide to ESG data providers, detailing more than 100 products from the main ESG data companies from across the world.

  • Cubico raises €75m for renewables projects refinance in Italy

    22 July 2019

    Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised €75 million ($84 million) in debt for the refinancing of 27.4MW of 14 renewables projects in Italy.

  • Gordon appointed first CEO of UK's Impact Investing Institute

    22 July 2019

    Sarah Gordon will be the first CEO of the newly formed Impact Investing Institute, which was launched last month to look for more effective ways for investors to combine financial returns with a social purpose.

  • People Moves: SEB, Crédit Agricole, Amundi, BNP Paribas, RLAM, SIF

    19 July 2019

    Kaminker departs SEB, Crédit Agricole hires former HSBC head and more

  • Members of UK taskforce on greening supply chains announced

    19 July 2019

    The members of the UK's Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce have been revealed, as they met for the first time to discuss how the country can green its international supply chain.

  • BlackRock launches low-carbon ESG funds for UK pension schemes

    18 July 2019

    The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed authorised contractual scheme (ACS) funds that aims to reduce the carbon exposure of their portfolios by 50%, compared with their parent index. The funds were launched as a response to growing demand from UK pension schemes, BlackRock said.

  • UNEP FI & EBF to form working group on taxonomy guidelines for banks

    17 July 2019

    The UN's Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the European Banking Federation are looking to form a working group to set voluntary guidelines for banks, based on the EU taxonomy of climate-related activities.

  • MJ Hudson buys ESG consultancy Spring

    17 July 2019

    Asset management adviser MJ Hudson has become the latest company to buy into the environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory space, having acquired specialist ESG consultancy and reporting firm Spring Associates Responsible Investment Service.

  • Solactive releases 'ambitious' ESG series of indexes

    16 July 2019

    German index provider Solactive has released a new range of equity indexes, Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series, which include only companies fulfilling ambitious absolute ESG performance requirements.

  • 'Silence is deafening' by corporates on deforestation, says CDP

    16 July 2019

    As many as 70% of large companies are failing to report on their connections to deforestation, according to a report by the CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project. "The silence is deafening when it comes to the corporate response to deforestation," is how Morgan Gillespy, global director of forests at the environmental NGO described the situation.