Analysis

  • Will today prove a turning point for natural capital?

    15 September 2023

    What is the TNFD's final framework released on Monday expected to say, and will it mark an inflection point for embedding nature in finance, asks Genevieve Redgrave

  • The Tortoise and the Hare of sustainable investing

    14 September 2023

    The US is pulling ahead of the EU and UK because of its shorter-term climate fix of subsidies and tax credits, argues Max Griffin

  • Investing in nature at scale - can it be done?

    13 September 2023

    Andrew Dreaneen considers whether natural capital is the most exciting investment innovation of our time and how we can break down barriers to make it more investable.

  • The importance of a Just Transition

    12 September 2023

    If we're serious about achieving a net zero economy, we need to think in more rounded terms about people and planet, writes Kieron Boyle

  • Staying focused: sovereign climate assessment tool resists mission creep

    11 September 2023

    The ground-breaking ASCOR project refuses to allow the number of indicators to 'explode' out of control, as it strives to keep the tool practicable, LSE's Antonina Scheer tells Ahren Lester

  • 'To be truly impactful, we need to scale the capital base'

    08 September 2023

    Pentagreen Capital has inked its first deal. Next, it wants to create blended finance structures that help attract other institutional investors, Marat Zapparov tells Jennifer Forrest

  • Avoided emissions - The new tool powering green investors

    07 September 2023

    Identifying companies that 'enable' others to decarbonise should be a focus for investors, Seb Beloe writes

  • The ECB plots the 'winners and losers' of the transition

    06 September 2023

    The central bank has alerted lenders and investors to the relative winners and losers in the transition - with fossil fuel companies set to take an immediate hit. Michael Hurley reports

  • Biodiversity: The missing link

    04 September 2023

    The asset and wealth management industry is faced with huge opportunity in biodiversity investment, writes Frédéric Vonner

  • On the origin of green bonds

    01 September 2023

    The principles that underpin the 'use of proceeds bond market' - and the focus on the positive use of money - can be traced back to the eighteenth century, argues Chris Wigley