Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Generation IM plots AI path around ESG data limitations

    05 December 2019

    Digital technologies have opened up many new possibilities for collecting and processing data that should spark a ‘revolution’ and make environmental, social and governance (ESG) data more accurate, Generation Investment Management has claimed.

  • Denmark’s central bank to conduct climate stress test in 2020

    04 December 2019

    Denmark’s central bank will assess the risks posed by climate change to the country’s banks by the middle of next year, it has been revealed.

  • IASB clarifies climate expectations as Big Four face investor scrutiny

    29 November 2019

    The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has clarified its expectations on disclosure of climate-related risks, as it emerged that a group of investors had pressured the Big Four accounting firms to focus more on climate.

  • PRI to study ‘fundamental legal questions’ on impact investing

    28 November 2019

    ‘Fundamental legal questions’ surrounding impact investing will be the subject of a far-reaching study commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

  • FRR, Axa, Aviva, CNP join Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

    27 November 2019

    Pension fund FRR and insurers Axa, Aviva and CNP have committed to make their investment portfolios carbon neutral by 2050.

  • Cicero pilots Shades of Green assessment of corporates

    27 November 2019

    Cicero plans to extend use of its Shades of Green methodology to assess the transition strategy of corporates.

  • Sustainability loan market surges past $100bn in 2019 – Refinitiv

    21 November 2019

    More than $103 billion in green and sustainability-linked loans has been announced so far in 2019, according to data provider Refinitiv.

  • Demand for strong ESG stocks could see costs rising, says Morningstar

    20 November 2019

    Demand for stocks that score highly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria means many are already costlier than their ‘conventional’ competitors – and this trend could be exacerbated in coming years, according to Morningstar Investment Management.

  • Investors up pressure on IEA to tighten climate scenarios

    19 November 2019

    A group that includes Nordea, Zurich Insurance, Folksam, Alecta and Storebrand has pressured the International Energy Agency (IEA) to provide a “better analysis” of what it takes to restrict global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

  • Use ESG to unearth yield in African bond markets, Sustainalytics says

    19 November 2019

    Bond investors hunting yield in African sovereign bond markets should use environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings to sharpen their sights, Sustainalytics has said.