ESG news – Page 27
-
News
Pension funds commit to infrastructure initiatives at UN summit
Pension funds including CalPERS and Ontario Teachers called for climate-related infrastructure frameworks
-
News
Listed sector outperforms non-listed on sustainability – study
GRESB survey finds overall improvement in reporting
-
News
Link between retail rents and energy consumption uncovered
Redevco identifies relationship between leases and energy use across European portfolio
-
News
PensionDanmark welcomes launch of DKK5bn green investment fund
Danish government to offer guarantees for loans extended by fund
-
News
Green Investment Bank ‘very confident’ on fundraising for wind farm fund
Government minister says state-backed fund already attracting interest from overseas investors, including Saudi Arabian fund
-
News
Climate bonds could be limited to top 15% of property market
Green property working group publishes proposed draft standards
-
News
Infrastructure managers must consider sustainability – Environment Agency
Chair of Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change says low-carbon investment must be taken out of ‘SRI silo’
-
News
Toronto tops global city ‘resilience’ study
Grosvenor explores urban vulnerability to environmental, social change
-
News
European pension funds lead investment into UK wind farms
UK – Newly established fund sees majority of $100m commitment invested.
-
News
PensionDanmark, PKA commit to DKK1.2bn renewable energy fund
GLOBAL – Fund targets projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas output in emerging economies.
-
News
Danish pension fund PFA extends loan for Irish wind farm
EUROPE – Loan guaranteed by Danish Export Credit Agency EKF.
-
News
Nearly quarter of institutionals to increase farmland investment
GLOBAL – Aquila survey highlights ongoing issues of track record, reputational risk.
-
News
PensionDanmark to buy 49% stake in UK wind farms
EUROPE – Deal comes as part of infrastructure strategy targeting inflation-linked returns.
-
News
Lancashire County Pension Fund backs solar installations
UK – Basingstoke installation first of dozen to be fit on directly held properties.
-
News
Kapoor 'optimistic' about SRI sea change at Norway's oil fund
NORWAY – Re-Define MD has been one of Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global's sharpest critics.
-
News
40 Percent Symposium: Real estate managers reveal sustainability challenges
UK – Experts cite investor demands, proliferation of green initiatives as main issues.
-
News
PensionDanmark calls for socially responsible construction code
DENMARK – Danish pension fund initiating talks with big private, public contractors.
-
News
Unipension extends responsible investment guidelines
DENMARK – Danish pension fund's guidelines to cover real estate, private equity.
-
News
Number of property companies managing sustainability risk soars
GLOBAL – All 543 companies surveyed by GRESB now perform sustainability risk assessments.
-
News
PensionDanmark to invest nearly £130m in UK biomass power plant
EUROPE – Danish scheme also in talks with Faroe Islands on undersea tunnel project.