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China 'surprises' with plan to link with EU ETS
16 December 2020Carbon market suggestions by Chinese officials on a global link and absolute emissions cap have surprised many, reports Ahren Lester, and indicate a rising ambition for the nationwide scheme under development
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Water disruption: investment risk from multiple angles
16 December 2020Water risk must be accounted for in investment portfolios today, not in 2030 or 2050, argues Julie Moret
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Environmental markets buoyant despite pandemic
16 December 2020The coronavirus pandemic rocked the markets, but the environmental theme looks set to be a long-term winner, says Peter Cripps
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Carbon markets resist 2020's headwinds
16 December 2020Cap and trade schemes were not immune to the pandemic, but growing support for climate policies helped them recover, the winners of the 2020 Market Rankings told Annabelle Palmer
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Weather markets buoyed by renewables in turbulent year
16 December 2020The growth of renewable energy has fundamentally affected approaches to weather risk.This year's Market Rankings winners in the weather derivatives markets speak to Christopher Marchant
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RECs Covid-19 rally 'shows renewables momentum'
16 December 2020Covid-19 and the US election contributed to a turbulent year for RECs and RINs, winners of this year's annual market rankings tell Michael Hurley
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Creativity and transparency drives market forward
16 December 2020The cat bond market is closing in on another record year, writes Ahren Lester
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ESG data: Less is more...
15 December 2020Taxonomies, reporting requirements, and data providers need to take a consistent, common approach, focussing on good rather than great, and embracing less being more, argues Simon Smiles
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Green strings attached - the EU bailout and the roadmap to 2050
14 December 2020The 'Next Generation EU' bailout fund is a model of green conditionality, and may be the shape of things to come, argues Jason Mitchell
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Looking ahead to 2021
11 December 2020Peter Cripps assesses some of the key trends in sustainable finance to look out for over the next year
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- BTG Pactual TIG announces long-term tie-up with Facebook parent Meta
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- RIAA launches nature toolkit for investors
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
- Three-quarters of Article 8 funds potentially violate ESMA fund names rules, Bloomberg finds
- IFC issues second 'blue'-focused green bond