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  • Zurich invests €50m in French railway's green bond

    07 September 2017

    Ultra-long 30-year maturity a "good fit" for portfolio

  • Zurich promotes Köb to lead insurer's responsible investment

    07 September 2017

    She replaces Manuel Lewin

  • Zurich reaches $2bn green bond target

    01 September 2017

    The insurer will continue to invest in green bonds, but insists greater clarity and objectivity of "greenness" is needed

  • Climate risk: how insurers are failing to join the dots on the investment side

    12 April 2017

    The quantification of climate-related risks is strategically important for insurers in terms of underwriting and investing performance, but the industry is accused of not leveraging its underwriting expertise to benefit its asset allocation strategy. Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps reports

  • ESG investment: the bleeding edge?

    17 February 2017

    Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • What are the ESG alternatives to renewables and divestment?

    14 December 2016

    Hot on the heels of the FSB's guide to incorporating climate risks in investment decisions, Environmental Finance's Peter Cripps examines some of the alternative strategies being executed by insurers to reduce their exposures to risks stemming from climate change.

  • Zurich wants $2bn in green bonds

    16 August 2016

    Head of responsible investment pushes for sovereign green bonds

  • Zurich to double investment in green bonds

    15 July 2014

    Largest commitment to date for growing market