Analysis

• How to be a long-term investor

  20 April 2016

  The UK's Environment Agency Pension Fund is sharing its learnings on how to be a long-term investor, rather than a trader, says Mark Mansley

• Tell me more: a call for better disclosure on green bond impacts

  14 April 2016

  A consultation paper argues that assessing the impact of green bonds could lead to preferential pricing - but better reporting is needed first. Peter Cripps reports

• The differences between incorporating ESG into fixed income and equities

  13 April 2016

  The process of incorporating ESG into fixed income is different to that for equities, but it is even more important to do so, argues My-Linh Ngo

• Corporates should overcome fears about green bond issuance

  11 April 2016

  Disagreements as to whether green bond issuers should be environmentally friendly in all their operations could deter potential corporate issuers. But this would be a mistake, says Antonio Keglevich, head of green bond origination at UniCredit

• How 'discounting' can be used in investment decisions for the benefit of future generations

  08 April 2016

  The current accountancy practices used in discounting is killing green projects. But there is another way, argues Abdeldjellil Bouzidi

• Leading the charge

  05 April 2016

  The historic Paris climate change agreement has underlined what is arguably the biggest challenge faced by financial markets in a generation, says Peter Cripps

• Getting to work: the climate-disclosure taskforce's first report

  01 April 2016

  In a bid to promote 'decision-useful' disclosure for investors, the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has released its inaugural report. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports

• Green bond comment March: A spring in its step

  30 March 2016

  The green bond market continues to enjoy robust growth during an action-packed first quarter.

• Setting the standard

  30 March 2016

  As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop

• Will mandatory carbon reporting drive change?

  16 March 2016

  On the day that the UK government heeded calls not to scrap mandatory carbon reporting, Roger Ponting and Rory Sullivan share the sobering findings of some research into the effect of the legislation