Climate Change

Aviva Investors is pushing for strengthened corporate sustainability reporting requirements in the climate change agreement at the United Nations Rio+20 Conference.

Institutional investors have urged EU finance ministers to revise the emission trading scheme to combat the "exceptionally low" price of carbon.

The Bank of England has been urged to investigate the threat posed to the UK economy by overexposure to high carbon investments.

UK - Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.

Government plans to cut a subsidy boosting the appeal of solar panel infrastructure investments could scupper scheme plans to use these investments as part of their liability matching strategies, fund managers say.

Institutional investors with more than $20trn (£12.7bn) in assets are urging global policy makers to create strategies that encourage private sector investment in climate change solutions.

GLOBAL - Opportunities are opening up for institutional investors looking to invest in green bonds as a new certification scheme is due to launch next month, and State Street brings a new green bond fund to market today.

Institutional investors have poured £26m into F&C Investment's new climate change focused private equity fund of funds in a bid to target the burgeoning climate change investment sector.

Top company directors receiving "gold plated" pensions; Markets dive mean pensions loose 4%; Your pension may be worth less than you think; BT pension fund goes green

The impact of tighter carbon emissions rules on corporate profits will catch out schemes whose investment strategy on climate change is to "wait and see", Carbon Footprint Investments warns.