Analysis

  • 'Carbon credits should not be a substitute for action'

    02 October 2024

    Edit Kiss shares her five key learnings about the voluntary carbon market

  • Insurers hope to put the credibility into carbon credits

    01 October 2024

    Voluntary carbon credits are seen as a core element to future corporate climate commitments, and insurers are stepping in to bolster the confidence of buyers and sellers. Joshua Geer reports

  • 'The CSRD gives us a better legal basis to scrutinise transition plans'

    27 September 2024

    Divergent approaches in transition planning and among biodiversity funds will be areas of attention for France's AMF, Jérôme Reboul tells Michael Hurley

  • Net-zero demands a mature carbon removal market

    26 September 2024

    Even with best efforts to reduce carbon output, there will always be unavoidable residual emissions, argues Fredrik Ekström

  • Why investors should prioritise addressing inequality

    24 September 2024

    Inequality is now viewed as a systemic risk, with implications for returns, writes Sindhu D. Janakiram

  • Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2024 - Winners announced

    23 September 2024

    Concerns about credibility depressed the voluntary carbon market in 2024, but major infrastructure developments are laying the foundations for a resurgence. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • 'SFDR is an utter disaster'

    20 September 2024

    James Gifford, founding CEO of the PRI and a sustainable finance veteran, shares his thoughts on sustainable finance policy and regulation - and the future of ESG. Peter Cripps reports

  • Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up

    20 September 2024

    Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports

  • The 2024 AGM season showed us the power of a vote

    18 September 2024

    Dual-class share structures skew voting outcomes and insulate company management from the views of independent shareholders and the discipline of the market, writes Caroline Escott

  • Forest restoration should not be overlooked

    17 September 2024

    Reforestation has an important role to play in tackling the climate crisis, although two controversial issues need to be ironed out, write Armínio Fraga, Candido Bracher, Joaquim Levy, and Roberto S. Waack