Analysis

  • Carbon and the climate change challenge - is offsetting a solution?

    27 April 2020

    Carbon offsets can be used as a bridge to a lower-carbon future, says Andrew Parry

  • How Covid-19 urgency can help investors tackle the climate crisis

    27 April 2020

    Climate change remains the most serious long-term threat we face, and we must ensure it is foremost in shaping the global recovery from this crisis, argues Fiona Reynolds

  • Energy efficiency's key role in Coronavirus recovery

    24 April 2020

    2019 proved a foundational year for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), but its CEO tells Ahren Lester that this theme is poised to attract more attention in 2020 as recognition of its environmental and economic benefits grows

  • How to build back better

    23 April 2020

    Rory Sullivan, who was named Personality of the Year in last year's Sustainable Investment Awards, on the system we need to build after the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?

    22 April 2020

    Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps

  • Russia's bond market is going green

    21 April 2020

    VEB.RF is working on the first-ever national standard of green finance, including for green bonds, says Alexey Miroshnichenko

  • BlackRock hails sustainable ETFs in wake of Covid-19

    17 April 2020

    Sustainable ETFs chalked up another resilient performance amid the market turmoil in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. BlackRock's regional sustainable ETF head tells Ahren Lester what may have driven this, and what it means for the future of the asset class.

  • Book Review: The Green Swan's radical predictions fast becoming the norm

    17 April 2020

    A new book explores the role central banks can play to avert climate catastrophe. Christopher Marchant shares his thoughts.

  • Amit Bouri on the "huge implications" of coronavirus

    16 April 2020

    The far-reaching ramifications of Covid-19 demand urgent action - and impact investors will play a key role in the response, the GIIN CEO explains to Michael Hurley

  • A principled approach to impact

    16 April 2020

    The Operating Principles for Impact are set to bring increased transparency to impact investing, the IFC's Neil Gregory tells Michael Hurley, on the first anniversary of their launch.