MEDIA ADVISORY UN and Insurance Industry to Launch Global Insurance Principles at Rio+20 to Propel Sustainable Development For immediate release Rio de Janeiro, 18 June 2012 – Close to 30 leading insurance companies, worth over US $5 trillion in total assets and representing in excess of 10 per cent of …
Tough battle ahead on EU energy efficiency law
Tough battle ahead on EU energy efficiency law Legislation to improve energy efficiency in the EU is facing a long, tough battle, with observers describing the draft law as bloated, ?a mess? and unlikely to pass. More >>> Carbon market value to slump in 2012 ? BNEF The value of …
WHEB aims at Henderson, Aviva assets as it snatches team
WHEB aims at Henderson, Aviva assets as it snatches team WHEB Group has hired the majority of Henderson Global Investors’ sustainable and responsible investment team, in a move aimed at disgruntled SRI investors. More >>> German solar subsidy cuts postponed The solar subsidy cuts proposed by the German government will …
Investors Representing Over $15 Trillion Call for U.S., International Action on Climate Change
Press release CONTACT: Meg Wilcox, Ceres (617) 319-6457 (cell) Investors Representing Over $15 Trillion Call for U.S., International Action on Climate Change Investors Say Weak U.S. Policies Causing Private Capital To Go Overseas; Strong Policies Needed to Close Widening Climate Investment Gap November 16, 2010 BOSTON – The world’s largest …
UNEP FI and partners launch the World Climate Summit to accelerate finance solutions to climate change
70 days before UN climate change negotiations, UNEP Finance Initiative and partners launch the World Climate Summit to accelerate finance solutions to climate change The World Climate Summit to convene the most important business and finance actors, parrallel to COP16 in December SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 – NEW YORK, LONDON, BRUSSELS, …
Working With Investors on Natural Capital
In partnership with UNEP-Finance Initiative, and F&C Asset Management we convened a collaborative workshop for the finance sector on the 14th of July at the F&C offices in London to explore how to take forward the Biosphere Economy agenda for financial institutions and investors. Click here to read more.