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Investing in a Just Transition
17 December 2018A growing movement to incorporate social considerations into the response to climate change is being described as the next frontier of responsible investment. Peter Cripps reports
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Carbon markets reap rewards of regulation
17 December 2018Carbon markets in North America and Europe have been buoyed by legislative changes introduced last year, and the momentum looks set to continue into 2019, the winners of Environmental Finance's Market Rankings tell Michael Hurley
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Cat bond market: Tried and tested
17 December 2018The cat bond market hit fresh highs in 2018 despite a spate of catastrophes
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Market leaders in bullish mood
17 December 2018Major environmental markets saw healthy growth in activity in 2018 and the winners of our annual Market Rankings see plenty of reasons for optimism about next year.
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Focus on climate risk boosts demand for weather hedging
17 December 2018An increasing focus on climate-related risks has become a significant driver of demand for financial products offering protection against adverse weather conditions, poll winners tell Graham Cooper.
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REC markets prepare for rising demand
17 December 2018The future looks bright for renewable energy certificates (RECs) after a year of volatility, says Elena K. Johansson
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Comment: New ISO standard takes an important step to end corporate 'greenwashing'
12 December 2018Renewable Energy Certificates are used by more than 300 companies, but there is no evidence that they lead to a reduction in emissions, argues Matthew Brander
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Green bond comment, December: Investors in Mexico airport bond adopt brace position!
06 December 2018Moody's has downgraded its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) on the $6 billion of bonds from Mexico City Airport Trust, from GB1 (the top score) to GB5 (the bottom score).
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The argument for green bonds from 'pureplays'
05 December 2018Bond issuers that make 100% of their revenues from green activities should be considered as being in compliance with the Green Bond Principles, argues Suzanne Buchta
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Terry Smith bullish on anniversary of sustainable equities fund
23 November 2018Fundsmith's foray into sustainable investing has yielded early success and is poised for further growth, founder Terry Smith tells Graham Cooper
- COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund
- Fight or flight: Contract and financing considerations for UK SAF projects
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
- COP29 could be remembered as the 'blended finance COP', AllianceBernstein says
- Indonesia brings forward coal phase out
- UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- Scaling Biodiversity Credits
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'