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SBTi warms to offsets, in massive move for voluntary carbon market
10 April 2024The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said it will take a more accommodative stance towards carbon credits, in a move one observer described as a "massive" moment for the voluntary carbon market.
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PenSam's carbon budget index
01 April 2024The Danish pension provider's new climate index will help it reduce its climate risks, Mikael Bek tells Peter Cripps
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Cornwall Pension Fund pumps £40m into Octopus Energy Transition Fund
26 March 2024Cornwall Pension Fund has made a £40 million ($50 million) commitment to the Octopus Energy Transition Fund (OETF).
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Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes
21 March 2024Morningstar has launched a series of transition indexes it hopes could prove a turning point for the integration of climate considerations in investors' equities allocations.
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Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?
15 March 2024Investment in natural capital solutions is desperately needed, but many investors don't see a home for them in their portfolios, writes Peter Cripps
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Nature-based solutions boosted in offsetting principles update
27 February 2024A set of principles designed to bring credibility to the "failing" voluntary carbon markets have been updated to place greater importance on the role of nature-based solutions.
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Infranity impact debt funds reach €2bn final close and deliver strong early returns
19 February 2024Sustainable infrastructure manager Infranity said its two impact debt funds have reached a final close, raising a combined €2 billion ($2.15 billion), with the initial investments set to beat their targeted returns.
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State Street and JP Morgan leave CA100+
16 February 2024The world's biggest climate engagement initiative suffered a blow after two of its biggest signatories walked away.
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HanETF to close two clean energy ETFs
08 February 2024HanETF plans to shut down a solar-focused and a clean energy exchange-traded fund (ETF), citing a "failure to gather assets".
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Comment: How to stay positive if you work in sustainable finance?
01 February 2024As governments fail to act, hopes rest on the ingenuity of people and technological advances, writes Peter Cripps