Analysis

• IPBES report 'highlights complexity of valuing nature'

  13 July 2022

  A new report sheds light on how financial considerations do not adequately capture nature's contributions to society, writes Thomas Cox

  

• $3trn sustainable bond issuance milestone crossed

  12 July 2022

  Despite a weaker than expected start to 2022, sustainable bond issuance continues to break new ground as it reaches a landmark $3 trillion total. Ahren Lester reports

  

• In search of the holy grail

  11 July 2022

  Christopher J Wigley explains how responsible investment can deliver consistently above-index returns

  

• Investors 'must get to grips with supply chains'

  08 July 2022

  Investing in sustainably-produced commodities is not enough - they also need to help transform unsustainable supply chains, writes Madeleine Jenkins

  

• PRI urges more 'robust' asset owner TCFD implementation

  07 July 2022

  Asset owners need to take 'next steps' on TCFD - particularly on scenario analysis, the PRI tells Genevieve Redgrave

  

• Comment: SLBs - still a work in progress

  06 July 2022

  Updates to The Principles are welcome but will not solve the problems facing the sustainability-linked bond market, argues Ahren Lester

  

• ESG litigation risk rising - part two

  06 July 2022

  The second part of this feature on ESG litigation focuses on the risks facing companies. Thomas Cox reports

  

• ESG litigation risk rising

  04 July 2022

  A flood of ESG litigation involving companies and investors is predicted, writes Thomas Cox

  

• ESG is not enough

  30 June 2022

  Responsible investment is about more than just integrating ESG factors, argues Christopher J Wigley

  

• Island nations study a 'blue carbon' equivalent to REDD+

  28 June 2022

  A platform to develop ocean-based carbon credits is gaining attention from the governments of several island nations, Madeleine Jenkins reports