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IAR's Investing in Real Assets conference 2022 starts today
05 April 2022Join us for two days of panel discussions on latest trends
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Climate transition: insurers should lobby government and engage corporates
19 November 2020Insurers have made progress on investment side but more effort needed in underwriting, Zurich head of sustainability says
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Mandatory climate change disclosures - only a question of time
26 February 2019Geoff Summerhayes, board member of the Australian regulator and chair of the UNEP SIF, warns insurers of increased scrutiny from regulators
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Did you say impact?
05 February 2019Every investment has an impact, so what is meant by ‘impact investing’ and how can one measure the impact of an investment. Vincent Huck reports on a new measurement framework launched by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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Cambridge University releases impact measurement framework
31 January 2019To help investors assess companies based on the sustainable development goals
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Regulators should develop their own transition risk requirements
04 December 2018Panellists at Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA tell the audience
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Insurers rate poorly on ESG reporting and integration
21 August 2018A new report by research and rating agency Vigeo Eiris has ranked the insurance industry 23rd out 39 for environment, social and governance related performance. In particular the report highlights the industry's weakness in dealing with climate risk on both sides of its balance sheet. Vincent Huck reports
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Axa's ESG lead supports mandatory disclosure of climate risk in asset portfolios
23 November 2017Financial disclosures on climate risk should become mandatory – as they are in France, according to Axa's head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration Sylvain Vanston
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Premiums 4 Good: QBE's unique approach to responsible investment
10 March 2017Insurance Asset Risk this month will feature a number of analysis and thought leaderships on responsible investment. In this article, Tom Herbstein and Andrew Voysey from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership discuss QBE's initiative that allows its customers to have up to 25% of their premiums invested responsibly.