Analysis

• Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers

  26 February 2020

  Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant

  

• Best performing funds of 2019: BNP Paribas Aqua

  26 February 2020

  Growing pressure to regulate so-called 'forever chemicals' helped boost the performance of water testing companies in BNP Paribas' Aqua fund, Justin Winter tells Michael Hurley

  

• Best Performing Funds of 2019: RobecoSAM Smart Energy

  25 February 2020

  After a tumultuous 2018 for the alternative energy sector, an emphatic rebound for RobecoSAM's Smart Energy fund suggests the future remains bright. Christopher Marchant reports.

  

• An update on the Science Based Targets initiative

  24 February 2020

  Business and science must come together on the path to meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement, argues Paul Simpson

  

• Best Performing Funds of 2019: Erste WWF Stock Environment

  21 February 2020

  Solar energy holdings and takeover activity pushes Erste WWF Stock Environment to deliver a strong performance in 2019, writes Ahren Lester.

  

• Q&A - reflections of a green bond pioneer

  19 February 2020

  In February 2010, while CIO at Nikko Asset Management, Stuart Kinnersley* established the world's first dedicated green bond fund - the Nikko/World Bank Green Bond Fund. 10 years on, he answers questions about the subsequent developments in this space and his hopes for the coming decade.

  

• Best performing funds of 2019: Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity

  18 February 2020

  Tesla has helped turbocharge the fund's returns, writes Peter Cripps

  

• Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness

  17 February 2020

  Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

  

• Adam Matthews: A believer in the power of engagement

  10 February 2020

  The Church of England Pensions Board's ethics and engagement director explains to Ahren Lester the key role asset managers can play in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy

  

• The EU's sustainable finance action plan: a progress report

  07 February 2020

  Two years into the Commission's ambitious plan to hardwire sustainability into the financial system, Michael Hurley examines the state of play