Analysis

  • Investors won't be swayed by nuclear, gas taxonomy inclusion

    14 January 2022

    Investors are unlikely to integrate nuclear or gas into their 'green' strategies, Aream's Markus Voigt tells Ahren Lester

  • Too many metrics?

    14 January 2022

    Asset owners want clarity on impact metrics, according to GIIN research. Michael Hurley reports

  • 'The transition will not be smooth, or socially just'

    13 January 2022

    The shift to a net-zero economy will bring upheaval and job losses, warns Zurich's Peter Giger. Madeleine Jenkins reports

  • Sustainability disclosure requirements won't be enough

    12 January 2022

    Regulations and disclosure requirements are too easy to skirt. We need concrete plans of action which reflect the irreversible nature of the ongoing climate crisis, argue David Ko and Richard Busellato

  • Taxonomygate

    10 January 2022

    Up to 1.4 billion tonnes of 'green' CO2e emissions in leaked EU taxonomy proposal, argues Andreas Hoepner

  • Real estate as urban carbon storage

    05 January 2022

    Wood-based real estate represents remarkable potential for storing carbon removed from the atmosphere by forests, write Olli Haltia and Beata Rantaeskola

  • Engagement should not be an excuse for inaction on climate change

    04 January 2022

    Insurance companies need to show progress in their climate dialogue or stop underwriting oil and gas production, writes Peter Bosshard

  • Underestimating exponential growth as it relates to climate change

    03 January 2022

    Adél Drew explores whether climate risk scenarios truly reflect the trends we are seeing - and the consequences of getting it wrong

  • Intelligent investment: How AI can change investors' ability to measure positive impact

    31 December 2021

    Technology can ensure the positive impact potential of SMEs is harnessed, writes Emanuela Vartolomei

  • Investment and water scarcity: Who is actually helping?

    30 December 2021

    Good water management has the potential for a high 'social return on investment' - and a company ranking shows investors where to look, writes Alberto Monzonis