06/30/2022
MiFID Sustainability Preferences - Putting ESG at the Centre of the Sales Process
The investor may set its own minimum proportion for "sustainable investments" or its own elements to demonstrate that PAIs are being considered.
Planet SOS
06/28/2022
Malta – attracting investment in offshore renewables
It committed to fast-track planning permits for such projects to a maximum duration of three months from the submission of all required documents.
06/27/2022
Minister to promote island’s ‘leading role in creating a blue economy’ at international conference
“It will also allow us to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones with environmental protection and sustainability leaders from organisations and countries worldwide.
06/24/2022
Bank financing agreement targets ‘solar for all’
GreenTech Energy has partnered with Cayman National Bank for the ‘Solar For All’ initiative
06/22/2022
Leclanché and MPC’s solar-plus-storage project on Caribbean island breaks ground
Leclanché has the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract and will also provide its in-house Energy Management Software for the long-term running of the plant.
06/22/2022
Report: Is Trinidad and Tobago prepared for its green energy transition?
A top-down policy focused on sustainable energy is set to have substantial benefits for other sectors, as the economy looks to diversify away from oil and gas into fast-growing, more marginal industries.
06/22/2022
Bedell Cristin guides investors in US$62 million Kenya solar homes funding
Bedell Cristin team was led by partner Alasdair Hunter who was supported by senior associate Malcolm Ellis and legal assistant Donna Watts.
06/21/2022
IoD Jersey event puts focus on ESG
There has been a lot of talk about greenwashing, but equally there are many organisations leading the way in ESG.
06/20/2022
AXA XL explains the challenges posed by renewables
Renewable energy sources and projects provide a wide range of options and alternatives to fossil fuels for power generation
06/15/2022
P&R chief and renewables boss disagree over technology
Mr Beebe accepted that whilst some technology such as tidal generation currently remains unviable, others are already proving possible and effective.
06/15/2022
Barbados PM: Climate change requires a new financial architecture for us all
The G7 must act to ensure that the costs of tackling this crisis do not fall on countries least able to pay
06/10/2022
IQ-EQ wins ‘Fund Administration: ESG’ at The Drawdown Awards 2022
Winners were announced at an awards ceremony in London on the 9 June 2022.
06/08/2022
States need to ‘act this day’ or risk re-carbonising the island
The panel discussed a wide range of topics relating to energy and electricity on island and the ways in which Guernsey needs to approach the global energy transition; moving away from the brown economy (underpinned by fossil fuels) to the green economy.
05/31/2022
Apex Group announces offsetting of lifetime carbon emissions
Apex will continually review and assess measures to reduce and offset future emissions
05/27/2022
GFSC takes ‘another step forward’ in its sustainable finance remit
As a member of TNFD Forum, the Commission intends to contribute to the TNFD’s ongoing innovative work.
05/26/2022
Bermuda CEOs spell out approach to climate risk
“At the macro level, there’s a really big opportunity for Bermuda here to really put its face on the map"
05/25/2022
ESG in Bermuda: The Rising Tide
The maturity of ESG on the island and what it means for the (re)insurance industry
05/25/2022
The growth of ESG
Even for those who know that ESG is an acronym for Environmental, Social and Governance there is a lot of subjectivity in the way the term is understood.
05/24/2022
GFSC looks to counter risk of ‘greenwashing’
GUERNSEY is set to introduce a second category of sustainable investment fund to build on the success of the Guernsey Green Fund and further enhance the island’s reputation in the sector.
05/19/2022
Ogier wins recognition for ESG consulting services at Magic Circle Awards 2022
"Our team is working with our clients to support this need and to help implement these objectives in practice.”