09/18/2020
World Bank targets green, resilient economic growth in Africa
43m people in SSA could be pushed below the poverty line by 2030
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09/17/2020
World Bank unveils Next Generation Africa Climate Business Plan
The World Bank has unveiled the Next Generation Africa Climate Business Plan (NG-ACBP), a detailed roadmap aimed at helping countries in Sub Saharan Africa to address climate change and poverty.
09/16/2020
Global Philanthropy Forum panelists call for ‘smarter’ collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa
Participants highlighted the critical role of innovative approaches to mobilizing climate adaptation finance in Africa
09/15/2020
UBS makes sustainable investments the preferred solution for clients of its USD 2.6 trillion global wealth management business
UBS is the first major global financial institution to recommend sustainable over traditional solutions for private clients investing globally
09/13/2020
Mauritius must position itself as a sustainable finance hub for Africa
Rajnish Aubeeluck, Head of Global Banking, Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) explains how, through signing a partnership with the Government of Mauritius, Standard Chartered Bank will be developing a sustainable finance framework to help mobilise projec
08/31/2020
South Africa's Green Building Ethos In A Post-Pandemic World
Covid-19 has applied additional pressure on the need to focus on healthier buildings and sustainability
08/30/2020
Ghana Announces €35m Green Loan Backed By UK Export Finance
The framework of this initiative has been drawn from the Paris Agreement and SDG 13, which demands urgent action to combat climate change and its impact.
08/28/2020
Old Mutual Infrastructure Fund Urges S. Africa to Focus on Power
A further barrier comes in the way infrastructure projects have mostly been funded in South Africa, with banks providing almost all the money through project finance.
08/11/2020
Africa: AfDB scaling up climate financing
This climate financing represents 35% of the total 2019 approvals of projects worth US$ 10.2 billion, representing an increase of 0.3% over 2018 and 26% over 2016.
08/11/2020
Investing in a future that matters is more relevant than ever before
A fundamental principle of Responsible Investing (RI) fostered at Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG), as it considers the impact of unpriced externalities.
07/29/2020
Allfunds strengthens its social commitment and joins the United Nations Global Compact
Allfunds strengthens its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and joins the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative.
07/23/2020
Kenya’s green energy investments fall 45pc
The country last year also commissioned the 50MW solar plant in Garissa, which took the share of renewable energy in the national grid beyond 90 percent.
07/08/2020
Impact investing: Accessing ESG Capital in the Debt Capital Markets
Notice encourages pension funds to address the sustainability of their assets in their investment policy statements
06/23/2020
Standard Bank to Disclose Climate-Related Lending By End of 2020
Standard Bank is pushing ahead with its climate-related commitments as it grapples with escalating bad debts and the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on its clients in various markets.
06/19/2020
Investec ditches Adani over climate change
A spokesman for Investec said the renewal of the hedging facility for Adani Abbot Point Terminal did not align with the new policy and so it had decided not to renew it when it expires in 2022.
06/05/2020
Absa Investors Ask African Bank to Make Climate Assessment
Changes in Absa’s policy come as pressure mounts on financial institutions to cut lending to fossil fuel projects
05/22/2020
Age of extinction: the race to save the planet
Human activity is threatening the delicate balance between the climate and biosphere.
05/21/2020
Saint or sinner? 3 questions Investment Managers need to consider when developing their ESG proposition
Rightly, the coverage highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased focus on the Social aspect of the ESG triumvirate, and also encouraged corporates that “now is the time to emerge as a corporate ‘saint’ not ‘s
05/19/2020
COVID-19 could be catalyst for ESG adoption by tech companies, finds KPMG analysis
Industry additionally calls for more regulation and sustainability standards
05/17/2020
Confronting climate risk
These physical risks from climate change will translate into increased socioeconomic risk