Analysis

• Public sector leasing and lending can help the transition

  27 April 2022

  Non-bank lenders will be needed to help local authorities meet their net zero targets, argues Caroline Davis

  

• Minimising the cost of the ESG reporting burden

  26 April 2022

  The EU's sustainable finance action plan will increase operating costs by more than €20 billion, argues Andy Sloan

  

• NN IP green bond funds hit €5bn

  25 April 2022

  The changing economic environment has caused investors to switch between funds, but none are selling out of green bonds altogether, Bram Bos tells Ahren Lester

  

• A defence of ESG

  21 April 2022

  Where would capital markets be without the foundation ESG built over the last 50 years? In worse shape, says Michael Jantzi

  

• Climate infrastructure investment - what's the hold-up?

  20 April 2022

  Why is more capital not being channeled towards renewables, asks Mili Fomicov

  

• Breckinridge devises framework for net zero assessments

  19 April 2022

  The fixed income investor believes assessing companies' transition plans is a material investment consideration, writes Genevieve Redgrave

  

• Is the criticism of GFANZ justified?

  19 April 2022

  The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero is much maligned, but ultimately it aims to be a force for good, argues Thomas Cox

  

• Berlin Hyp: Pushing bond innovation despite regulatory frustration

  18 April 2022

  After issuing its award-winning sustainability-linked bond in 2021, Berlin Hyp continues to look for opportunities to innovate in sustainable finance. Ahren Lester reports

  

• A burning issue

  15 April 2022

  Incinerating waste to produce energy has no place in a green bond framework, argue Prashant Vaze and Dominic Hogg

  

• Taxonomania

  14 April 2022

  Can the patchwork of taxonomies springing up across the world ever be reconciled, ask Genevieve Redgrave and Peter Cripps