Analysis

• GIG claims success as it spreads its wings

  15 August 2018

  The Green Investment Group has had a successful first year in the private sector, with significant expansion overseas, Ed Northam tells Peter Cripps.

  

• Tipping the scales: A look at Natixis' 'green weighting factor'

  13 August 2018

  French bank Natixis plans to apply a 'green weighting factor' to its portfolio of financing deals by 2019. Michael Hurley asks why now?

  

• Should non-financial reporting frameworks be harmonised?

  08 August 2018

  There is a baffling array of sustainability-focused reporting frameworks and standards. Would it be beneficial to bring them into alignment, asks Elena Johansson.

  

• Climate change increases cost of debt for developing countries

  06 August 2018

  The intensification of climate risks and the degree to which they are accurately priced by financial markets are of increasing concern to global economic stability. However, as awareness around those risks has risen over the last years, there is still a long way to go to consistently measure and monitor their costs, which can result in substantial gains or losses for institutional investors. Vincent Huck reports

  

• Green bond comment, August 2018: Upgrading the hot air balloon

  01 August 2018

  Green bonds are facing criticism from some very loud voices to prove their additionality and, by extension, their right to exist, comments Peter Cripps

  

• Financial risks of deforestation driven by the soy boom

  31 July 2018

  Investors should engage with companies to help mitigate the risks posed by deforestation, says Julie Nash

  

• Will TCFD boost demand for weather hedging?

  30 July 2018

  Growing pressure on companies and investors to disclose the potential impact of climate-change could lead to more use of weather risk management contracts, some analysts believe. Graham Cooper reports

  

• ESG consideration gaining ground in credit risk analysis

  26 July 2018

  Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are no longer a concern only to equity investors, as fixed income market participants, including credit rating agencies, are increasingly paying heed to them, says the PRI's Carmen Nuzzo.

  

• Comment: Time to start hugging trees

  24 July 2018

  Sustainable forestry and forest conservation do not currently receive the attention they deserve, says Peter Cripps

  

• The green and sustainability loan market: ready for take-off

  20 July 2018

  Green and sustainability loans are the hot new trend in sustainable finance. Could they outgrow the booming green bond market, ask Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps.