Sustainable-Finance-blog

Australian insurer and member of the Lloyds market, QBE, recently launched a new initiative that attempts to realign the interests of its customers with its investment practices. If successful, it could represent a defining moment in the role of insurance in society.

Climate change: Now’s the time to look outside, to take action within Tom Herbstein, Senior Programme Manager, ClimateWise, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 14 September 2016 In September 2015 Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, gave a ground-breaking, and since much-...

The case for responsible investment Will Oulton, Global Head of RI, First State Investments; Chair of the Investment Leaders Group Working Group 16 September 2016 The case for responsible investment is proven. The intellectual arguments for incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG)...

China looks to green its import of agricultural commodities Thomas Verhagen , Senior Programme Manager 9 September 2016 The production and trade of agricultural commodities worldwide is a significant generator of carbon emissions globally. As China is one of the biggest importers of agricultural...

It's time for financial institutions to get serious on climate risk Paul Fisher, Senior Associate, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 7 September 2016 As environmental and climate risks surge, the world's financial system needs to take them into account – now. This year...

The G20’s race to green the financial system Andrew Voysey, Director, Finance Sector 7 September 2016 At their summit this year in Hangzhou , G20 leaders have been tackling head-on the effects of a languishing and increasingly unequal global economy. Encouraging more inclusive economic growth was...

Louisiana floods highlight the protection gap Tom Herbstein, Senior Programme Manager, ClimateWise, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 2 September 2016 The current Louisiana floods, with over 40,000 homes damaged, have been described by the Red Cross as the worst US disaster since...

China prominent in global gear shift on how ‘environmental risk’ is incorporated into financing decisions Andrew Voysey our Director, Finance Sector asks: as the world’s largest bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, publishes the results of what it calls an ‘environmental stress test’ of...

Climate change sentiment – a risk to investment portfolios in the short term In an article for Business Green, Dr Jake Reynolds, Director of Sustainable Economy at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, explores the case for stress-testing investments against shifting climate change...

Why we should stop talking about 'human capital' In this article, Carlos Joly, Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, suggests that the business claim that 'people are our greatest assets' is misleading and argues that 'human capital' is an oxymoron. 14 January 2016 The...