In January this year, Lloyds Banking Group has announced its new ambition to accelerate working with customers, government and the market to help reduce the carbon emissions in the UK that are financed by more than 50 percent by 2030. According to the British financial services group, this is the estimated equivalent of removing the […]
In April last year, the American multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley informed, that a new report from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing would highlight the groundswell of interest in the nascent field of integrating the changing plastics economy into investment decisions. “Both institutional and individual investors are beginning to recognize that they can […]
The European Commission has published its guidance on Shipments of Waste in the EU in the context of the Coronavirus crisis. The Commission recognises that companies dealing with waste are providing an essential service to society to protect health and the environment and to keep the circular economy moving. The Commission guides Member State Competent […]
Assets under management in dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds have tripled in the past decade to a little under one trillion US-Dollar, the investment management corporation BlackRock stated in its “Davos brief”, referring to estimates of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Yet we see a far bigger structural shift afoot – akin to […]
It was almost 30 years ago that a special fund to preserve the environment was founded. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Through its strategic investments, the GEF works with partners to tackle the planet’s biggest environmental issues. The GEF is a partnership of 18 […]
In December last year, New York-based investment management firm Circulate Capital has announced the first close of the 106 million US-Dollar “Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF)”, which was launched in Singapore. As reported, the company is dedicated to incubating and financing enterprises and infrastructure that prevent ocean plastic in South and Southeast Asia. “The fund […]
In January this year, the US-headquartered multinational investment management corporation BlackRock has become the latest signatory to Climate Action 100+, a global investor engagement initiative “to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change”. With the addition of BlackRock – which is classified as the world’s largest asset manager […]
According to Schroders, a global asset manager with 565.5 billion US-Dollar in assets under management, this year ESG (environment, social, governance) themes have been in the spotlight of the World Economic Forum in Davos, with the program covering topics such as ‘How to save the planet’. According to investment writer Emma Stevenson, the reason such […]
Sustainable investing is becoming increasingly important around the world, as shown by a few examples. At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, a coalition of private and public sector organizations (including United Nations entities, non-governmental organizations and a private equity firm) have announced the launch of SDG500 – a new investment platform to help […]
After first paralyzing China, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is now testing the very fabric of societies worldwide. It is challenging governments, companies and individuals alike, while reinforcing the key role played by plastics and polymers in keeping people safe and healthy. The irony is that, until recently, plastics in some quarters was being considered the […]