Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • Organisations should use existing climate scenario analysis or develop their own, says TCFD

    14 December 2016

    Companies should use a range of existing, publicly-available climate-related scenario analysis or develop their own in order to assess the risks posed to their business by climate change, according to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • IETA calls for swift agreement on EU ETS

    12 December 2016

    The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has called on the European Parliament's environment committee to quickly come to an agreement on proposed amendments to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), after the initial 8 December deadline was missed.

  • BNDES launches new ESG approach

    08 December 2016

    Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has committed to play an active role in pushing environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns in its portfolio companies, as it looks to catalyse foreign investment.

  • Green bonds round-up

    07 December 2016

    Colombia-based financial services provider Bancolombia has issued the country's first green bond, raising COP1.5 billion ($115 million) from the sole investor, International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • Ilmarinen's new climate policy to double sustainable solutions in listed equities

    05 December 2016

    Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen has a new climate policy that includes targets to double the share of its listed equity investments which generate sustainable solutions from 6% to 12% by 2020.

  • People moves - RobecoSAM, ANZ, ADE, Zevin, Stem

    02 December 2016

    RobecoSAM has appointed Aris Prepoudis its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Michael Baldinger, who left to become head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS earlier this year.

  • AP2 incorporates ESG into SEK90bn worth of assets

    02 December 2016

    Swedish pension fund AP2 has incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the management of its global equities portfolio, worth SEK90 billion ($9.75 billion).

  • WHEEL 'could be rolled out to UK and India'

    30 November 2016

    The Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans (Wheel) programme pioneered in the US could be rolled out to the UK and India,a report argues.

  • Shareholders criticise BlackRock's environmental voting [Updated]

    28 November 2016

    BlackRock has been criticised by shareholders for failing to back climate change resolutions despite publicly calling for investors to take action on the issue.

  • People moves - PRI, PiP, TerraForm Power

    25 November 2016

    US-listed yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has appointed three new independent director members to its board.