Nick Roumpis

Articles by Nick Roumpis

  • Lloyds Bank introduces £2bn clean growth finance scheme

    14 May 2018

    Lloyds Banking Group is offering a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) funding scheme to support companies that invest in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • UK yieldcos outperform North American counterparts on risk-adjusted return, study suggests

    11 May 2018

    UK yieldcos have outstripped their North American counterparts and performed better on a risk-adjusted basis than conventional energy investments, academic research has shown.

  • IADB leads MDB top-performers, E3G report finds

    10 May 2018

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) is one of the multilateral development banks (MDBs) leading the way in supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a report from E3G.

  • Trucost launches SDG Evaluation Tool

    10 May 2018

    Trucost has launched an evaluation tool to help companies identify business risks and opportunities aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Green bond round-up, 9 May

    09 May 2018

    BBVA has tapped the green bond market with the largest ever green bond issue by a Eurozone financial institution.

  • Mark Mobius creates ESG-focused asset management company

    08 May 2018

    Emerging markets specialist investor Mark Mobius has joined forces with Carlos Hardenberg and Greg Konieczny to launch a new asset management company.

  • BlackRock sets up emerging markets strategy at AP1's request

    08 May 2018

    BlackRock has launched a new emerging markets equity impact fund, in which Swedish pension fund AP1 became a major investor.

  • Investors round on Rio Tinto's funding of fossil fuel lobby groups

    27 April 2018

    Rio Tinto will face mounting pressure at its annual general meeting (AGM) as investors with a combined £1.8 trillion ($2.5 trillion) take aim at its policy on funding lobby groups that obstruct action to combat climate change.

  • People moves: SASB, FMO, SLM and IHS Towers

    27 April 2018

    Jean Rogers has stepped down from her role as chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

  • OppenheimerFunds and Pictet launch environment-themed fund

    27 April 2018

    OppenheimerFunds has joined forces with Pictet Asset Management to launch a new fund focusing on companies that actively try to address environmental challenges.