Unibail-Rodamco, a large European commercial property company, yesterday announced that it had placed a landmark EUR750mn green bond based on a portfolio of green buildings. The bond was 3.4 times oversubscribed with the order book reaching EUR2.5bn in under 2 hours! The first corporate green bond linked to property was issued by Sweden’s Vasakronan …
Mapping the global transition to the solar age
Press Release Global Futurist Solar Age” February 11, 2014, St. Augustine, FL — On Tuesday, February11, 2014, ICAEW and Tomorrow’s Company launched Hazel Henderson’s publication ‘Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age: From “Economism” to Earth Systems Science‘, at the Chartered Accountants’ Hall, Moorgate Place, challenges which are …
TBLI Conference
“Connecting the Dots” At TBLI conference USA 2014, attendees are invited to choose from 16 sessions, divided into three ‘Tracks’: ESG, Impact Investing and Sector-specific Analysis. Those seeking an introduction to global developments and state-of-the-art in the sector, will find a set of workshops on “Trends”. The program opens with plenary sessions on “Trends …
RI INSIGHT DENMARK: asset owner leaders in ESG and renewables
RI INSIGHT DENMARK: asset owner leaders in ESG and renewables Exclusive interviews with six of Denmark’s largest pension funds:ATP, PBU, PensionDanmark, PFA, PKA and Unipension. Free content: Download the PDF via the RI Reports channel. In 2009, the Danish government allowed UN-sponsored PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) or UN Global Compact membership to represent a company’s legal corporate social responsibility requirement. It led to a significant …
IPE: Dutch funding, Pension Protection Fund, ERAFP, ESG roundup, ING, GreenOak
Tuesday 10 December 2013 Hazel Henderson Change Newsletter settings TODAY’S TOP STORIES Funding at Dutch schemes suddenly drops as deadline approaches Consultancies warn that increasing number of pension funds now facing rights cuts French civil service pension fund awards US equity mandates Bond returns narrow deficits at UK DB pension …
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: INNOVATIVE TOOLS BUT LIMITED APPLICATION IN PRACTICE
RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: INNOVATIVE TOOLS BUT LIMITED APPLICATION IN PRACTICE Paris, 3rd December 2013. Today, for the sixth time, Novethic will be convening asset owners from across Europe to its annual conference, “ESG Strategies for responsible investors”. The day’s aim is to encourage exchanges between investors on the integration of Environmental, …
ESG Leaders Awards 2013 at TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE Sees ESG and Impact Investing Reaching Tipping Point
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE esg Leaders Awards 2013 at TBLI CONFERENCE EUROPE Sees esg and Impact Investing Reaching Tipping Point Amsterdam, 25 November, 2013 TBLI CONFERENCE™, a global ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and impact investing forum for asset owners and managers, presented the ESG Leaders Awards 2013 at …
Surprised by Asset Managers’ Passion For ESG
By Peter Lynch, November 2013 EMM Green Transition Scoreboard® Advisor, Wall Street Security Analyst “Ethical Markets is proud to welcome veteran solar energy investor PETER LYNCH to our Advisory Board. Peter attended the Responsible Investor meeting ESG in the Asset Manager Selection Process, in New York City, October 18th. We …
ESG in the Asset Manger Selection Process – New York
Responsible Investor upcoming seminar provides valuable information for asset management firms to get selected more frequently by pension funds. Responsible Investor’s ESG in the Asset Manager Selection Process seminar, taking place in New York on Friday, October 18th will feature presentations from some of North America’s largest asset owners and most …
STOXX launches ESG weighted version of EURO STOXX 50 / STOXX Europe 50
STOXX Limited today introduced the EURO iSTOXX 50 SD-KPI and iSTOXX Europe50 SD-KPI indices. The two indices cover all 50 components of two Europeanblue-chip indices, namely the EURO STOXX 50 and the STOXX Europe 50. Thecomponents are slightly overweighted or underweighted (i.e. -10%, -5%, 0%,5%, 10%) on the basis of …