Analysis

  • The AI innovation transforming ESG

    01 November 2023

    Not all Artificial Intelligence can be relied on to produce meaningful sustainability analysis, writes Chandini Jain

  • Japan's 'green transformation' bond: A test case for transition finance

    31 October 2023

    The Japanese government's inaugural transition bond is expected to include controversial technologies. Michael Hurley reports

  • External reviews are the 'main sticking point' for sustainable loan deals

    30 October 2023

    Updated guidance on external reviews is being readied, the Loan Market Association's Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester

  • How carbon markets can improve air quality and health

    27 October 2023

    Clean cookstoves can help deliver eight of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, including poverty reduction, improved health, the empowerment of women and girls, and sustainable forest management, writes Chris McKinney

  • 'First' green bond fund in major revamp as market matures

    26 October 2023

    Nikko Asset Management has significantly revamped its ground-breaking green bond fund, as it reflects on the increasing opportunity in the sustainable bond market, Steve Williams tells Ahren Lester

  • Transition labels would 'definitely help'

    25 October 2023

    Transition is one of the toughest areas for investors, Neuberger Berman's Jonathan Bailey tells Genevieve Redgrave

  • Green bonds crucial to real estate transition

    24 October 2023

    Labelled bonds have a key role to play in helping the sector to meet its environmental goals, writes Max Roper

  • Five takeaways from the consultation on SFDR

    23 October 2023

    Leonard Ng identifies the key issues the European Commission is exploring under its consultation on the future of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation

  • Article 6 - A new dawn for carbon markets?

    20 October 2023

    There are hopes that the operational rules of Article 6 will be finalised at COP28, writes Anshari Rahman

  • The Future of ESG Data 2023 conference round-up

    18 October 2023

    Will the standardisation of ESG disclosure really make a difference, and will ESG ratings stand the test of time? These were among the discussion points at the conference, writes Peter Cripps