Analysis

  • People moves this month

    04 February 2012

    Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month

  • Time to take action

    04 February 2012

    The world's largest companies have responded to investor demands to disclose information on climate change – but now those same investors are asking them to take action, says Craig Mackenzie

  • EDITORIAL: On the road to Rio

    02 February 2012

    What should the business and finance communities expect from this summer's Rio+20 talks?

  • Progress or procrastination?

    02 February 2012

    If 2010's Cancún climate talks brought the UN negotiations back from the brink, December's Durban meeting put them back on track, goes the consensus. But how much closer does the Durban Platform bring us to a comprehensive climate treaty – and does it matter? Mark Nicholls reports

  • Wealth preservation

    01 February 2012

    In tough equity markets last year, it was all about minimising losses. Christopher Cundy and Elza Holmstedt Pell talk to seven of 2011's more successful SRI managers

  • The chilling effect of Dodd-Frank

    31 January 2012

    US environmental and renewable energy credit markets are anxiously awaiting a crucial CFTC ruling. Felicity Carus reports

  • Charting new waters

    30 January 2012

    US water infrastructure is crumbling, inefficient and unsustainable. But it also offers enormous opportunities for far-sighted investors, says Sharlene Leurig

  • Drill, baby, drill

    26 January 2012

    The oil majors are betting big on gas, while throwing some loose change at alternative energy technologies. But they are also banking on energy efficiency extending the life of the internal combustion engine. Jeremy Lovell reports

  • Carbon trading goes west

    26 January 2012

    The Western Climate Initiative is finally operational, but with only two of its planned 11 members. Gloria Gonzalez reports on what this means for its carbon market – and on the potential for it to gather both momentum and members once more

  • Maximum impact

    17 January 2012

    Tammy Newmark has proved it's possible for investors to make money while saving the planet and alleviating poverty. She tells Christopher Cundy how