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.
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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
05/14/2020
Nedbank offers climate resolutions in first for South Africa
South African banks have come under increasing pressure in recent years to limit their lending to fossil fuel projects and disclose their climate risk.
05/13/2020
Nedbank offers climate resolutions in first for South Africa
South African banks have come under increasing pressure
05/10/2020
Maitland appointed as corporate trustee to the Green Outcomes Fund
The first-of-its-kind green impact fund adheres to best-practice governance Maitland, the leading global corporate services and administration firm, has been appointed as Corporate Trustee and trust administrator to the R488 million Green Outcomes Fund.
04/22/2020
Earth Day 2020: a worldwide call to boost climate action
The first Earth Day boosted environmental awareness and legislation.
04/07/2020
Impact insurance crucial in climate change mitigation
Agriculture in Kenya has significant potential to address the challenge of producing for the future as well as tackling climate change.
03/27/2020
Fast pandemic response could tackle climate crisis
Societies worldwide are changing overnight to meet the coronavirus threat. The climate crisis should match the rapid pandemic response.
03/12/2020
Nedbank join green funding line
The green credit will be extended in partnership with Sunref Namibia as a way of promoting sustainability in various sectors.