Analysis

• Waste not, want not

  01 March 2007

  Waste markets are fragmented, driven by different legislation in different countries, and subject to numerous technology and project-based risks. But the rewards are potentially huge. Felicia Jackson reports

• Innovation is king

  01 February 2007

  New trends in the investment world could mean that environmental, social and governance issues become drivers of innovation, rather than niche concerns, argue Ivo Knoepfel and Gordon Hagart

• Why ecosystems matter to business.

  01 February 2007

  Business cannot function if ecosystems and the services they deliver – such as water management, biodiversity protection, food provision and climate regulation – are degraded or out of balance, says Björn Stigson

• Going green around the edges?

  01 February 2007

  A growing number of companies are offering 'carbon neutral' products or services, either to enhance their reputations or tap into new markets. Philippa Jones talks to some of the trailblazers

• Mercury rising.

  01 February 2007

  With the close of HgCapital's €300 million renewables fund, Tom Murley is bringing clean energy to the investment mainstream. Christopher Cundy reports

• Raising the bar

  01 February 2007

  While mandatory carbon markets are governed by strict rules and regulations, the voluntary market can sometimes seem like a free-for-all. Mark Kenber looks at efforts to ensure that reductions pass muster

• A trillion-dollar marketplace

  01 February 2007

  Taken together, environmental commodities markets have a 'market cap' of almost $1 trillion, say Gareth Phillips and Assaad Razzouk

• Energy ministers back efficiency plans

  01 February 2007

  European energy ministers agreed in late November to support the European Commission's proposals to reduce energy waste by 20% of current levels by 2020.

• Best in show

  01 December 2006

  Companies pre-eminent in disclosing climate-sensitive information are rewarded with a place in the Climate Leadership Index. Christopher Cundy speaks to the leaders and asks what the accolade brings to their businesses

• The drama unfolds

  01 December 2006

  It's been a dramatic few weeks or so, in the debate around climate change in general, and emissions trading in particular. The period began, on 30 October, with the much-anticipated release of the Stern Review. This 575-page report, commissioned by the UK Treasury and written by a former World Bank chief economist, has transformed the debate about the economics of climate change.