Analysis

  • Consultation aims to strengthen finance sector guide on natural capital

    12 June 2017

    Rory Sullivan and Mark Gough call for feedback on draft guidance which aims to help identify, measure and value natural capital within banking, investment and insurance activities

  • Why asset owners should take heed of the transition to a low-carbon economy

    08 June 2017

    Addressing the energy transition is a necessary long-term strategy, but it may throw up risks in the shorter-term as well, say Richard Folland and Shuen Chan

  • Green bond comment, June - Of Repsol and reputation

    07 June 2017

    Repsol's green bond rocked the green bond market in May by reigniting the 'what is green' debate.

  • Time the green bond market grew up

    05 June 2017

    The exclusion of Repsol's bond from the main green bond indexes highlights that a lack of a clear definition of what is green is hindering the market, argues Keith Mullin.

  • Comment: Trump and Paris - who will have the last laugh?

    02 June 2017

    As he announced that the US was to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump claimed that the rest of the world was laughing at the US for signing the agreement, and they won't be laughing any longer.

  • With the US out of Paris, will environmental investments increasingly shift to China?

    02 June 2017

    Abandoning the Paris Climate Accord will come back to haunt the US, and China will benefit, argues Karine Hirn

  • Investing with economic and environmental sense, even in high-emitting sectors

    31 May 2017

    Sometimes you find the answer to a problem in the place you least expect it.

  • How to minimise the legal risks of green bonds

    29 May 2017

    There are a number of ways in which issuers of green bonds can minimise the legal risks attached to them, argues Aaron Franklin

  • Trump highlights need for responsible investment funds, says BMO

    26 May 2017

    A Trump presidency increases the need for a sustainable global equities strategy, according to one fund manager.

  • The impact of youth

    22 May 2017

    Impact investing remains a niche pursuit but could millennials prove a game changer, asks Joe Walsh