Online News 30 October
Announcements
Environmental Investments Forum – London, 9 December
This one-day participatory forum on investment opportunities in the environmental markets will include a keynote address from David Blood, senior partner, Generation Investment Management.
Carbon Prices Webinar
Carbon Finance is pleased to announce that its second quarterly webinar on Carbon Prices will be held on 19 November. Key topics include: price drivers in the global carbon emissions markets; EUA vs CER prices; carbon trading in a credit crunch; and price signals from the RGGI auction of emission allowances.
Carbon Markets North America 2009 – Miami, 15 & 16 January
Attend this two-day conference for a full update on the ways in which emissions trading is creating business opportunities, fostering innovation, and influencing global finance. Plus ‘Introduction to Emissions Trading’ workshop on 14 January.
News
Cast your vote in the Environmental Finance market survey
30 October: Voting has opened in the Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance market survey – the most closely watched survey of the world’s environmental markets.
International climate talks are ‘on track’ – Harlan Watson (from Carbon Finance)
30 October: Discussions on a new global agreement to tackle climate change should be completed in time to meet an end-of-2009 deadline, according to the US’ chief climate change negotiator.
Companies to report emissions under UK climate bill
30 October: The UK government on Tuesday passed its landmark Climate Change Bill, including amendments that will require companies to report on their greenhouse gas emissions from 2012.
FTSE and KLD join forces on sustainability indexes
30 October: Two leading sustainability index providers – the FTSE Group and KLD Indexes – have entered into a strategic partnership which will include a rebranding exercise early next year.
Responsible investment ‘mainstream by 2015’ – report
30 October: Responsible investment will account for between 15-20% of global assets under management by 2015 and generate revenues of around $50 billion, according to a report by Robeco and Booz & Company.
Property investors move slowly towards sustainability
30 October: UK commercial property investors are increasingly considering the sustainability of their stock, but few are actually using sustainability information in investment appraisals, according to a survey.
Investors press SEC on environmental risk
30 October: Investors are urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission to require improved climate risk disclosure and integrate information about environmental, social and governance risks into mandatory SEC filings. More…
Euronext and BNP index to track low-carbon European blue chips
30 October: An index tracking blue-chip European companies with the lowest carbon dioxide emissions in their sector was launched this week, by NYSE Euronext and BNP Paribas Asset Management. More…