Latest ESG and Impact Investing News!

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Greentech

Latest ESG and Impact Investing News

Here is a sampling of some breaking news that confirms ESG and Impact Investing is going mainstream.

Gisele Bündchen teams up with Paul Hawken to advocate for the environment

Robert Rubinstein www­.cbsnews­.com

She’s been hailed as one of the great beauties of the world, but retired supermodel Gisele Bündchen is now hoping to turn the world’s gaze from the dazzle of the catwalk to the condition of the pla…

Investigation Shows Yale Isn’t The Climate-Conscious Investor It Claims To BeR

obert Rubinstein www­.huffingtonpost­.com

Yale Universitytouts itself as a socially and environmentally responsible investor and has been celebrated for taking steps to distance its financial portfolio from certain fossil fuels. But it rem…

France is shutting down all coal-fired power plants by 2023

Robert Rubinstein www­.independent­.co­.uk

France will shut down all its coal-fired power plants by 2023, president Francois Hollande has announced. Speaking at an annual UN climate change conference on Wednesday, Mr Hollande vowed to beat …

California Electric Car Sales Up 91% (1st Quarter)

TBLI CONFERENCE™ cleantechnica­.com – The data is in. It has been sliced and diced six ways to Sunday and now it can be told. EV sales in California during the first quarter of 2017 were up 91% compared to the same quarter a year ago. …

Reasons for Climate Optimism in 2017 Despite the Elephant in the Room

TBLI CONFERENCE™ www­.thegreenmarketoracle­.com

Contrary to expectations, events in 2017 give us reason to be optimistic. There has been so much good news over the last couple of years culminating in the Paris Climate Agreement. Both 2015 and 20…U

N chief: Climate-aware businesses will dominate economy of tomorrow

Robert Rubinstein www­.edie­.net

The new Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) has said that businesses that invest in low-carbon technologies to reduce emissions will become the future leaders of the global economy. Antoni…

How to Invest Without Sacrificing Your Values

Uluc Ozguven www­.nytimes­.com

Values-based strategies go by a variety of names. There’s sustainable, responsible and impact investing, as well as the confusingly similar socially responsible investing. These approaches examine …

Emissions Reduction in Cities: A Guide to Getting Started

Meeting of the Mindsm eetingoftheminds­.org

I recently spoke with a former colleague and air quality specialist about efforts to secure financing to improve air quality in his city. From my own experience I’m familiar with policy efforts to …

Green Bonds Amid Expansion For Nordea Asset Management

Robert Rubinstein nordsip­.com

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Nordea Asset Management is to drastically expand its staff following a highly successful 2016 in which it saw its AUM rise by 15% (EUR 217 billion) and amid European expansion…

Saving the Environment and Improving Your Portfolio with Real Estate

Robert Rubinstein nordsip­.com

Buildings account for about a third of total carbon emissions globally. This presents a real opportunity for investors who seek to maintain a diversified portfolio and contribute to improving the e…

AP4 To Further Expand Sustainability Reach

Robert Rubinstein nordsip­.com – Stockholm (NordSIP) – AP4, the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, is looking to integrate ESG even further into its investment strategy, CEO Niklas Ekvall reveals in a wide-ranging interview wit…