Lorna Jenkins

Articles by Lorna Jenkins

  • Coal utilities boosted by €16bn since Paris Agreement, say NGOs

    21 May 2019

    Eight financial institutions have given Europe's 'most polluting utilities' almost €16 billion ($17 billion) in support since the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, a new briefing by NGO Europe Beyond Coal has found.

  • Low-carbon energy investment has stalled, IEA says

    21 May 2019

    Global energy investment has stabilised at $1.8 trillion after three years of decline, but investment in low-carbon energy has stalled, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • Robeco applies SDGs to credit portfolios

    15 May 2019

    Dutch asset manager Robeco has developed a screening process to measure bond and credit portfolios against the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Aegon supports Follow This climate resolutions

    13 May 2019

    Dutch insurer Aegon has announced its support for nine climate resolutions at four major oil firms' annual general meetings (AGMs).

  • RepRisk to integrate SASB framework

    08 May 2019

    Zurich-based RepRisk is the latest company to apply the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board’s (SASB) framework on financial materiality to its risk management and compliance products and services.

  • Finnish pension trio invest €300 million into renewable energy

    07 May 2019

    A trio of pension funds in Finland has set up a renewable energy investment fund, with plans to plug €300 million ($336 million) into the sector.

  • Oil firms unattractive without climate targets, say fund managers

    30 April 2019

    Oil companies will no longer appeal to investors unless they adopt business models that support the Paris climate targets, says a report by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Climate Change Collaboration, a group of charitable trusts.

  • 27 firms sign up to green finance principles for Belt and Road

    29 April 2019

    A set of green financing guidelines for China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received backing from 27 firms around the world.

  • ESG initiatives by exchanges on the up, survey says

    24 April 2019

    Nearly all exchanges (90%) have some form of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiative, an increase on 2017's 88%, according to the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

  • Talanx withdraws from coal-based risks

    23 April 2019

    Talanx Group, the parent firm of Hanover Re, is the latest in the growing ranks of insurers to distance itself from the coal industry.