Analysis

  • TNFD: fusing markets and science to manage nature risks

    29 December 2021

    The business and financial world's race towards net zero emissions will only succeed if they simultaneously race equally fast towards nature-positive, with the importance of biodiversity front and centre, says Emily McKenzie

  • The case for REDD+

    28 December 2021

    REDD+ projects worldwide have found that they reduce deforestation while improving the lives of forest dwellers, writes Oliver Griffith

  • The UK's approach to sustainability regulation

    27 December 2021

    William Yonge outlines the major developments so far

  • Impact: areas to watch in 2022

    24 December 2021

    Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes

  • Sustainable bonds in 2022 - beyond $1trn

    23 December 2021

    After another record-breaking 2021, hopes are high that sustainable bond issuance will surge past $1 trillion in 2022. Ahren Lester reports

  • The season of good cheer

    22 December 2021

    Simon Zadek offers his wish list for sustainable finance in 2022.

  • KfW plans €10bn green bond issuance in 2022 after record 2021

    21 December 2021

    Following guidance-busting issuance in 2021 and an expanded green bond framework, KfW's Petra Wehlert tells Ahren Lester that expectations are high that it will surpass its 2022 green bond forecast

  • The rise of hybrid sustainable debt frameworks

    15 December 2021

    Frameworks that enable debt issuers to finance either specific projects or general purposes are increasingly common, Michael Hurley writes

  • The themes set to shape 2022

    15 December 2021

    It was hard to keep up with the pace of developments in sustainable finance in 2021. Expect further acceleration in the year to come, writes Peter Cripps

  • Coal: the beginning of the end

    14 December 2021

    The era of coal is ending - and finance can end it, argues Jacqueline Tao