Analysis

  • Profits are at risk in the aquaculture industry

    23 August 2021

    The value of the global aquaculture market is growing exponentially. However, profits are at risk if investors do not rapidly address ESG issues in the seafood industry, writes Alice Delemare Tangpuori

  • The billion-dollar funds that have changed impact investing

    20 August 2021

    What does the broader impact market think of large private equity giants' positive impact claims, Michael Hurley asks

  • IOSCO should back off ESG ratings providers

    19 August 2021

    IOSCO and its members must not direct ESG analytics providers on how to govern themselves, argues Bill Harrington

  • BHP criticised as confirms oil and gas exit with Woodside deal

    17 August 2021

    Pressure has been building on BHP to exit its fossil fuel assets, but its proposed deal to shift its oil and gas assets to Woodside has been criticised - and considered 'disastrous' for Woodside shareholders and the environment. Ahren Lester reports

  • Robinhood: A catalyst for social finance

    17 August 2021

    Positioned as the antithesis of traditional finance players, the app-based, commission-free, trading platform promises social and financial democracy. But does it actually meet those promises, asks Patrick Wood Uribe

  • The IPCC report - 'code red' for humanity

    13 August 2021

    The latest IPCC report should shock the world into climate action - and for investors that means prioritising positive impact, writes Rupert Welchman

  • Biden's infrastructure bill given cautious cheer by investors

    12 August 2021

    Investors in low-carbon infrastructure in the US have given a sweeping spending plan only a lukewarm reception, but policy tailwinds for climate-focused investors are growing, Peter Cripps writes.

  • The 'zero' challenge: offsetting

    11 August 2021

    Despite the weaknesses of carbon offsets, they remain a necessary tool for some investors as they plan for net zero emissions, write Chris Varco and Simon Hallett

  • Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?

    10 August 2021

    Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports

  • Latest EU Taxonomy proposals still 'need to be fleshed out'

    06 August 2021

    A document that proposes how to broaden the EU's taxonomy of green activities beyond climate change is a 'first draft' that is expected to evolve and expand following feedback from the market, writes Thomas Cox