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Investor Agenda finds $32trn of backing
13 September 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have signed up to an initiative to step up action on climate change.
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Sustainalytics launches 'gamechanging' ESG risk ratings
12 September 2018Sustainalytics has launched a new risk ratings system it says will allow investors to better assess the materiality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.
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Green bond comment, September 2018: Land of the rising green bond
05 September 2018A burst of issues from Asia and Australia in August could be the sign of a greater willingness from companies in the region to issue green, social or sustainability bonds.
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Sustainability 'not a significant influence' for most institutional investors
03 September 2018Little more than a quarter of investors say that sustainability factors have a significant role in their investment decision making.
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Pictet launches 'first' smart city themed fund
31 August 2018Pictet has launched what it claims to be the first fund targeting the theme of smart cities.
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Cubico hopes to return to acquisition trail this year
30 August 2018It has been a year of consolidation but Stephen Riley says the firm is ready to 'go for growth' again. Peter Cripps reports
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GIG claims success as it spreads its wings
15 August 2018The Green Investment Group has had a successful first year in the private sector, with significant expansion overseas, Ed Northam tells Peter Cripps.
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California signs Green Bond Pledge
08 August 2018California has become the first state to sign a pledge to issue green bonds to fund infrastructure projects.
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Five ways to scale up California green bond market, suggested by report
07 August 2018Credit enhancements, the creation of a green bond insurance programme, and setting up a 'green bond bank' are ways in which California can help scale up the green municipal bond market, according to a report.
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FSFL becomes biggest solar yieldco in UK
06 August 2018Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of solar farms with a combined generating capacity of 114MW, in a deal that makes it the largest of the solar-focused UK-listed yieldcos.