Analysis

  • Why differences in ESG ratings are a good thing

    21 June 2022

    Divergence between ESG ratings is healthy, as it shows that investors should not treat sustainability as a tick-box exercise, argues Arjan Ruijs

  • Asia poses unique challenges for CA100+

    16 June 2022

    The Climate Action 100+'s benchmark for progress does not work well in Asia, investors tell Genevieve Redgrave

  • Six months after COP26, what lessons can the financial sector impart?

    16 June 2022

    The quicker climate risk is priced into capital markets the better, says Emanuela Vartolomei

  • Banks need a flexible ESG framework

    15 June 2022

    A more customised approach to providing ESG to banks of all sizes is needed, argues Hans Joachim Lefeld

  • Why Enel turned to sustainability-linked bonds

    14 June 2022

    After kick-starting the sustainability-linked bond market in 2019, the Italian firm continues to drive interest in the fast-growing market. Ahren Lester reports

  • Why financial analysis has been wrong for 100 years or more

    13 June 2022

    As well as risk and return, impact should be taken into consideration, argues Christopher J Wigley

  • Q&A: Michael Jantzi

    09 June 2022

    The Sustainalytics founder talks about the confusion around ESG ratings, data overload, and the evolution of the industry

  • Insurers go back to basics in biodiversity underwriting push

    08 June 2022

    The loss of the biodiversity has been identified as one of the world's most severe risks, but insurers are only just beginning to get to grips with it. Paul Walsh reports

  • ESG data: Transformation by regulation

    05 June 2022

    As the latest update of Environmental Finance's ESG Data Guide is released, the next growth phase of the rapidly evolving ESG data market will be driven by regulation, writes Peter Cripps

  • Examining countries' vulnerability to physical climate risks

    03 June 2022

    S&P Global Ratings assesses the vulnerability of 135 countries to climate change and lays out the case for climate finance

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