11/11/2019
Water risks should be incorporated into investment processes
The report also identified a number of water risks which may be ignored by investors but which should be brought into processes.
ESG
11/10/2019
Trade and Development Bank, UNEP to collaborate on climate finance
In the field of clean energy finance, TDB and UNEP will work to enhance investment opportunities for both public and private finance to support the dissemination of clean energy technologies.
11/08/2019
Morocco Leads African Coalition for ‘Smart Climate’ Ahead of COP 25
The continentally and globally acknowledged performances—and expertise—of the OCP group have emboldened Morocco in its desire to take the driver’s seat on sustainability issues in Africa.
11/07/2019
Ignore sustainable investment at your own Peril
There is growing recognition that a narrow focus on financial metrics for short-term gain against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world is simply careless, and ultimately damaging to returns.
11/06/2019
Multi-donor fund converts to concessional finance facility
The African Development Bank’s Board of Governors has approved the conversion of the Bank-administered multi-donor trust fund Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) into a ‘special fund’
11/05/2019
SA needs 5 000 new wind turbines - and time is tight
This is in addition to the 1 362 MW of capacity that has already been contracted for between 2019 and 2021.
11/05/2019
MarketAxess Raises Funds for Emerging Market Communities
"We’ve raised nearly $2 million across the last seventeen years and remain deeply committed to the quality of life in emerging market countries.”
11/03/2019
International agencies donate funds for conservation of Kaya forests
The sacred Kaya forests are part of the Eastern African Coastal Forests Eco Region recognized for their global importance
10/21/2019
Small Steps are not Enough
Multi-lateral Development Banks need to make a step change on climate action and clean energy access
10/18/2019
There’s never been a better time to invest in a better world, says Sanlam Investments
Sanlam Investments believes new times demand new ways of thinking
10/17/2019
African financial centres step up efforts on green and sustainable finance
The will and the knowledge exist to turn things around.
10/15/2019
African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds and the Coalition for Green Capital to develop Green financing instruments for Africa
Green Banks and National Climate Change Funds can play an important role in mobilizing finance to support low-carbon, climate-resilient development
10/15/2019
ADB, CGC to develop Green financing instruments for Africa
Countries can mobilize funds from diaspora, national financial institutions, private investors, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, and more.
10/08/2019
AfDB commits US$12,5bn to climate change
The bank said Dr Adesina told members of the Global Commission on Adaptation during a climate adaptation summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that many African countries were facing extreme weather patterns, and needed urgent interventions h
10/07/2019
Africa’s Mineral Wealth May Just have to Stay in the Ground to Protect a Changing Climate
Ushie told IPS stranding is an increasingly important policy issue that African countries should consider because they are highly dependent on natural resources, with an average 70 percent of their exports being minerals.
10/04/2019
How are banks doing on sustainable finance commitments? Not good enough
World Resources Institute’s new Green Targets Tool shows that only 24 of the 50 largest private-sector banks have made a sustainable finance commitment — and the targets vary considerably.
10/02/2019
The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius has become the latest financial regulator to sign the Marrakech Pledge
The signing ceremony took place in early September in conjunction with the 18th summit of the Francophone Institute of Financial Regulators hosted by the FSC in Mauritius.
09/24/2019
Collective Commitment to Climate Action
Working together and supporting each other in developing each bank’s capabilities and the necessary methodologies to measure climate impact and alignment with global and local climate goals.
09/24/2019
World's richest families fret about geopolitics, climate change
Total cash reserves were 7.6% of family office investments in 2019, up 70 basis points from a year earlier.
09/23/2019
Banks worth $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles
Under pressure from investors, regulators and climate activists, some big banks have acknowledged the role lenders will need to play in a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy.