Analysis

  • Sustainable bonds take record market share

    24 August 2022

    Sovereign green bond issuance helped labelled debt secure a record share of the European bond market in the second quarter, Ahren Lester writes

  • Batteries and biogas fuel JLEN's shift from solar

    23 August 2022

    Amidst a more competitive sustainability market, Chris Holmes and Ed Mountney tell Genevieve Redgrave it will begin investing at development stage to retain its first-mover advantage.

  • China green bond principles 'important' but imperfect

    22 August 2022

    Publication of the China GBPs has potential wide-ranging implications for the green bond market, but they remain a work in progress. Ahren Lester reports

  • Pooling efforts for net zero

    19 August 2022

    A credible net-zero plan should be built by layering investor stimulus with management response, writes Amish Mehta

  • UK pension schemes' social dilemma

    18 August 2022

    The UK government is setting up a taskforce for social factors in pension fund investing. Michael Hurley asks what impact it could have

  • The property loan backing Australia's green transition

    17 August 2022

    Adapting the US' PACE programme has proven attractive to institutional investors in Australia, Scott Bocskay tells Genevieve Redgrave

  • A new breed of interconnector is set to boost energy resilience

    16 August 2022

    Despite the complexities, interconnectors will not only facilitate our journey to net-zero, but also provide a social benefit by improving communities and levelling up, says Nathalie Lemarcis

  • Biodiversity COP and finance

    15 August 2022

    Ahead of the COP15 biodiversity conference in December, Thomas Cox asks financial experts their hopes for the event

  • The Inflation Reduction Act: A 'ground-breaking' climate deal

    12 August 2022

    The proposed US bill could have a transformative effect on low-carbon investment, with implications for credit ratings, Michael Hurley writes

  • Baltics 'very attractive' for forestry investors

    11 August 2022

    Countries in the Baltics have become attractive to sustainable land investors as global warming improves growing conditions, INVL's Martynas Samulionis tells Thomas Cox