Analysis

  • Without metals, there can be no energy transition

    17 May 2021

    Demand for metals is set to rise exponentially with the growth of renewable energy and electric vehicles, writes Michel Wiskirski

  • Illegal wildlife trade and investors

    14 May 2021

    Why should institutional investors be concerned about the illegal wildlife trade and what can they do to prevent it, ask Rory Sullivan and Steve Watson

  • German insurers are risking their climate credibility

    12 May 2021

    By continuing to do coal business on the side and insuring new oil and gas projects, German insurers are putting their climate credibility at risk, warn Peter Bosshard and Regine Richter

  • Dietary preferences shifting up to three times faster in Asia - Proterra

    11 May 2021

    Younger generations' embrace of plant-based diets means investment opportunity in food abounds across Asia, Tai Lin tells Michael Hurley

  • ESG 'rapidly evolving' in cat bond market despite lack of deals

    10 May 2021

    Willis Re Securities' Quentin Perrot tells Ahren Lester that 2021 could finally see the emergence of ESG-labelled cat bonds, as the insurance-linked security market increasingly takes its potential seriously

  • Union Investment working on 'transition' scores for companies

    06 May 2021

    The German asset manager is preparing to increase its scrutiny of companies' transition strategies, Henrik Pontzen tells Peter Cripps

  • Green bond comment, May 2021: Is it the time of consolidation rather than proliferation of bond labels?

    05 May 2021

    There are early indications that the market is looking to consolidate existing sustainable bond labels rather than add further ones to the mix. Ahren Lester asks whether this is a worry for the future of the market

  • The role of ESG in delivering IPO success

    05 May 2021

    How do public and private markets differ in their approaches towards ESG, asks Joshua Brunert

  • Tackling the plastic problem

    03 May 2021

    Opportunities to invest in companies that provide solutions to the plastic problem are growing, say Lucy Mortimer and Justin Guest

  • Lack of legislation on sustainable bonds - opportunity or disadvantage?

    30 April 2021

    Adhering to established market practices is the best way to avoid greenwashing before the market becomes more tightly regulated, argue Massimiliano Danusso and Francesca Marchetti