Analysis

  • Green buildings 'at tipping point'

    01 November 2021

    Emerging markets issuers see growing value in gaining green building certifications, Michael Hurley writes

  • Strong Q3 sustainable bond issuance despite EU social bond slowdown

    29 October 2021

    Despite headline totals dragged lower by a slowdown in the EU social bond programme, third-quarter sustainable bond issuance continued to outperform the year prior, Environmental Finance data show. Ahren Lester reports

  • Beyond climate: turning the SDGs into an investment strategy

    29 October 2021

    SDG-related listed equity indexes are within reach and can offer attractive financial and impact returns, write Alexander Bassen, Mathieu Verougstraete and Sander Glas

  • Why global ESG-linked financial deals are ripe for growth

    28 October 2021

    Deals that tie sustainability performance to financial outcomes have the potential to be rewarding for regulators and borrowers, argues Alan Ryder

  • What we're talking about when we talk about resilience

    27 October 2021

    Focus on investment in climate mitigation has left the world unprepared for the devastating effects of climate change - but adaptation is rising up the COP agenda, writes Diana Fox Carney

  • An update on the Green Climate Fund as it lauds record $3bn haul

    26 October 2021

    The GCF has its work cut out to significantly raise the level of private commitments to the fund - despite a record year for fundraising, writes Margaret-Ann Splawn

  • Before the storm - reflections on COP26

    25 October 2021

    Glasgow must be a turning point in our efforts - not because of what happens there, but because of what we do differently the day after everyone goes home, argues Simon Zadek

  • Voluntary Carbon Markets: The investment perspective

    21 October 2021

    How can clear corporate guidelines increase investments to curb climate change, asks Pedro Moura Costa

  • Short selling has a role in the road to net zero

    20 October 2021

    There are very strong arguments as to why short selling can and should be credited in terms of carbon accounting and real climate impact, argues Ulf Erlandsson

  • The road to Smart Olive

    20 October 2021

    Sustainable investing isn't just a choice between green or brown, argues Shami Nissan