Analysis

  • Finding a way to protect the uninsurable with parametrics

    18 February 2021

    With climate risk on the rise and exposure growing both in financial value and in geographical diversity, a more innovative approach to risk transfer is needed to plug the gaps left by traditional insurance, says Simon Young

  • What are banks getting wrong on human rights?

    17 February 2021

    Banks' processes for implementing human rights considerations into their lending activities are far from perfect, reports Christopher Marchant

  • Is Covid-19 sharpening the focus on stakeholder capitalism?

    15 February 2021

    A surge in sustainable investing and increasing scrutiny of ESG topics are calling into question the purpose of corporations, writes Michael Wilkins

  • Environmental investing pioneer sounds 'green bubble' warning

    12 February 2021

    Nino Tronchetti Provera, founder of Ambienta, says the rush to green investments is leading to some insane valuations. Peter Cripps reports

  • Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part five: Truvalue Labs

    12 February 2021

    How does Truvalue Labs help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks

  • Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part four: Sustainalytics

    11 February 2021

    How does Sustainalytics help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks

  • Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part three: Trucost

    10 February 2021

    How does Trucost help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks

  • Green hijacking: SBI and KfW

    10 February 2021

    The State Bank of India's ESG update flaunted its relationship with KfW to help give it credibility but it failed to mention its plans to finance the Carmichael coal mine, says Ulf Erlandsson

  • Why are data providers flocking to impact? Part two: V.E

    09 February 2021

    How does V.E help investors measure and report their impact, Michael Hurley asks

  • Five principles for building effective green taxonomies

    09 February 2021

    Ian Simm shares some of his learnings from 20 years' experience of creating taxonomies.