Climate change
ESG investing: It’s not just great to be good
Investing according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria can be done in various ways, with continuing development of filters and ways of analysing companies. As the market in ESG indexes and investments linked to sustainability matures,…
Over €1trn of EU insurer assets subject to climate risks
Housing exposures make up bulk of those vulnerable to climate change
ING issues ESG-linked interest rate swap
Dutch bank takes carrot-and-stick approach on interest rate swap for oil and gas equipment firm
Q&A: CFTC’s Behnam on tackling market risk in climate change
Commissioner wants to see new derivatives products to help mitigate climate threat
Transaction cost analysis of digital innovation governance in the UK energy market
The latest online early paper in our special issue on blockchain enabled energy markets
BoE makes climate risk a hot topic for banks
Financial institutions must entrust oversight of climate risk to named individual under senior managers regime
HKMA unveils measures to combat climate change risks
HKMA will be government’s representative in a potential HK$100 billion green bond offering
Climate risk disclosure gains momentum but work needed: TCFD
Few firms disclose financial impact of climate risk, review finds
Climate risk rising up agenda for lenders
Reliable measures still some way off, banks admit
Managing adverse temperature conditions through hybrid financial instruments
This paper proposes temperature-based risk management using hybrid financial instruments built on weather derivatives.
Stress tests expose climate risks in loan books
Efforts to quantify the risk of global warming are changing the way banks manage credit portfolios
US carbon trade surviving below the radar
State-level carbon trading markets are thriving without federal support
No escape from climate change tail risks
Harsh decisions need to be made on the future of energy financing now, before we run out of time
Climate risk joins ethics in driving lending decisions
Barclays, BNP Paribas and others are analysing risk of climate change-related losses
Emissions house of the year: Element Markets
Energy Risk Awards 2018: Established environmental business flourishes despite political uncertainty
Banks begin to model climate risk in loan portfolios
Environmental stress tests and scenario analysis reveal hidden risks
Coal contracts boom is a sign of desperation
Producers' turn to derivatives may be a last throw of the dice
Climate change is the fattest tail risk of them all
Casting doubt on science is an unwise risk management strategy
Banks' ethics push seen as good for bottom line
EU non-financial reporting rules expected to push firms to consider ESG concerns
Challenging economic pessimism: an optimistic note
A contrarian, upbeat view of the long-term economic outlook
Asian emissions markets seen as step in right direction
China and South Korea emissions schemes show promise, say industry groups
Capacity mechanisms spark concern from power traders
Zest for subsidies could threaten plans for unified EU electricity market
EU ETS risk and climate risk
Sponsored statement: Vertis
EU ETS to become bigger priority for industrials
Strengthening prices increase need for risk management, firms say