Analysis

• Manulife warns of the pitfalls of tighter green bond regulation

  08 October 2018

  The first global life insurance issuer of green bonds has a message for policymakers eyeing stricter regulation: keep it simple. Michael Hurley reports

  

• Losing faith in fossil fuels

  05 October 2018

  The Church of Sweden Pension Fund applies strict fossil fuel exclusion criteria to its investments and allows scope for a relatively large tracking error in its pursuit of sustainable returns. Carl Cederberg, the fund's CEO, explains why to Michael Hurley

  

• Green bond comment, October: Down but not out

  03 October 2018

  The green bond market suffered an uncharacteristic fall in activity in the third quarter of 2018.

  

• Is the future worth investing for?

  01 October 2018

  As the innovative Land Degradation Neutrality fund reaches a $100 million first close, Monique Barbut, Ambroise Fayolle, Rémy Rioux and Philippe Zaouati explain the role of sustainable land management in promoting resilience to climate disasters.

  

• Q&A with Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on Insurance and Climate Risk

  24 September 2018

  To coincide with our Insurance & Climate Risk Americas conference, Environmental Finance conducted a Q&A interview with keynote speaker Maurice Tulloch, CEO, international insurance, at Aviva.

  

• Comment: Could Warren Buffett be wrong?

  24 September 2018

  Peter Cripps asks whether the great Warren Buffett could have been wrong when he said insurers don't need to worry about climate change.

  

• Comment: Driving disclosure

  21 September 2018

  The best remedy for investors' carbon addiction is better quality information about companies' climate strategies, argues Daniel Klier

  

• Global Climate Action Summit - three key takeaways

  18 September 2018

  Last week's Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in California saw CEOs, investors, political leaders and celebrities step up global action on climate change. Paul Simpson looks at three of the hottest topics

  

• Interview: Fiona Reynolds outlines some key announcements from PRI in Person

  17 September 2018

  The CEO of the PRI explains why the organisation is launching a 'leaders group' and awards for its signatories. Peter Cripps reports

  

• Blog: Sustainable finance and San Francisco

  14 September 2018

  San Francisco became the centre of the universe for green and sustainable investors this week, when it hosted two major conferences. Peter Cripps reports.