Some questions have arisen in recent times as to whether sustainable investing on public companies is important as opposed to the allocation of capital to new sustainability-oriented projects in other asset classes. Sustainable investing practices vary of course, so not all […]
lees meer
A retrofit project of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is the first in Europe to sign up to a new energy efficiency accreditation scheme, imported from the United States. This Investor Ready Energy Efficiency (IREE) certification gives […]
lees meer
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) is proud to announce a new report, ‘The Business Value of Impact Measurement’. The report highlights ways in which impact investors derive value from their impact measurement practices, specifically describing five drivers of business […]
lees meer
De Social Impact Bond portfolio van ABN AMRO is genomineerd voor de ‘Responsible Business Award’ in de categorie ‘Sustainable Innovation’. Op 30 september zal de Award ceremonie in London plaatsvinden en worden de winnaars bekend. ABN AMRO is ook genomineerd in de categorie […]
lees meer
Climate finance totaling $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included $25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a further $56 billion from other investors. The […]
lees meer
“Probably the first academic question in responsible investment has been, does integrating environmental, social or governance (ESG) criteria into the investment process have a significant impact on return or risk? A core component of many responsible investment policies such as the one […]
lees meer
Steeds meer beleggers vinden het belangrijk dat een bedrijf goed scoort op ethische en duurzaamheidsonderwerpen. Dat hangt samen met het vertrouwen dat duurzaam ondernemen uiteindelijk zal leiden tot een beter beleggingsrendement op de lange termijn. Welk percentage van de professionele […]
lees meer
UBS investigated a new dataset of internationally diverse socially responsible investing (SRI) exposures represented by rigorous rules-based and transparent SRI indices. UBS tested the hypothesis whether the SRI screening process adds value to an investor’s portfolio and find that return differences between […]
lees meer
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) that expands protections for people and the environment in Bank-financed investment projects. The safeguards review included the most extensive consultation ever conducted by the […]
lees meer
Bij de presentatie van de resultaten van het eerste halfjaar in 2016 heeft ING bekend gemaakt de doelstelling om in 2020 voor € 35 miljard duurzame projecten te financieringen reeds voor 79% bereikt te hebben. In het 2de kwartaal van […]
lees meer
The Beatrice offshore wind farm is one of the largest private investment infrastructure projects in Scotland and ING is a key participant in a consortium of banks financing it. The wind farm will be situated near the top of Scotland […]
lees meer
A new online tool has been launched today (26 July) to highlight which global mutual funds and investment portfolios contain links associated to deforestation and palm oil holdings. The “Deforestation Free Funds” webpage is a new transparency tool created by Friends […]
lees meer
