Analysis

  • Rise or fall, energy prices will not stop the momentum towards net zero

    26 July 2021

    The momentum behind decarbonisation and the energy transition is unstoppable, argues Federico Turegano

  • Introducing 'instrumental impact' and 'ultimate ends impact'

    23 July 2021

    Freshfields this week released a report on the legal implications of impact investing, which also sought to introduce new terminology to the investment niche. Peter Cripps reports

  • A UK green taxonomy is overdue, but we must get it right

    21 July 2021

    There are many important details to iron out and greenwashing currently abounds, argues Josh Gregory

  • China ETS trading gets off to strong start

    20 July 2021

    Market excitement and allowance hoarding supported strong carbon prices during the early trading sessions of the nationwide China carbon market - but more is needed for this key but much-delayed climate policy to deliver on its aim, Refinitiv carbon lead analyst Yan Qin tells Ahren Lester

  • Why inflation doesn't need to cost the earth

    16 July 2021

    Easy gains of the past year may have ended - but a resource-efficient investment strategy should continue to gather excess returns, Robbie Parker writes

  • To tackle climate risk, we must tackle nature risk as well

    15 July 2021

    A triad of solutions exists to achieve a joint climate-nature transition, writes Philippe Zaouati

  • Investors use 'up to 100,000 pieces of data' to show EU taxonomy alignment

    14 July 2021

    The sustainability reporting burden imposed by regulation could be lessened in coming years with the development of a free-to-use European database, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

  • Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1

    13 July 2021

    One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports

  • Q&A with Nathan Fabian

    09 July 2021

    The chair of the European Union's Platform on Sustainable Finance explains the significance of the bloc's updated sustainable finance strategy

  • Green Bond Comment, July 2021: Should sovereigns choose sustainability-linked over green bonds?

    07 July 2021

    Sovereign issuance is a key component of the sustainable bond market, but Ahren Lester asks why no country has yet taken the sustainability-linked bond route