Analysis

  • Green bond comment, February 2020: The EU's Ecolabel

    05 February 2020

    The EU's Ecolabel and green bonds are an imprecise match, says Peter Cripps

  • Are all batteries created equal?

    30 January 2020

    When considering the batteries of electric vehicles, investors should take into account many diverse factors like energy sources for manufacturing and charging, proximity to raw materials and suppliers, and the size of vehicles and their batteries, says Eli Koen

  • Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge

    24 January 2020

    The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester

  • Green banks as financial engines of country action

    23 January 2020

    Many emerging economies are planning to set up their own green banks, following in the footsteps of countries such as the UK and the USA, say Angela Whitney and Gavin Templeton

  • What will 2020 bring for coal insurance?

    15 January 2020

    The year ahead could see new insurers join the industry's shift away from coal, says Peter Bosshard.

  • Target setting in sustainability-linked loans: ambition, not afterthought

    13 January 2020

    To protect the integrity of the sustainability-linked loan market, we need to ensure sustainability performance targets are negotiated and not tendered, argues Daniel Shurey

  • Building sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets

    10 January 2020

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is on a mission to lure the world's largest pools of wealth to invest in emerging market infrastructure, Stefen Shin tells Michael Hurley

  • Green Bond Comment January 2020: Towards the first trillion

    09 January 2020

    Issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds surged about 40% in 2019, with combined issuance reaching $290 billion, according to preliminary data from Environmental Finance's Bond Database.

  • The ESG data files, part seven, continued: Real estate - Social and governance data

    03 January 2020

    The market for data on the social impacts of investments in real estate is growing rapidly, writes Christopher Marchant

  • ESG data files - part seven, continued: Real estate and resilience

    02 January 2020

    Investors are striving to get a handle on physical climate risks, but the data is still under construction, writes Christopher Marchant

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