Market insight

• The future is now: AI for nature analysis and action

  Most financial institutions have processes in place for climate assessment, but the transition to incorporate nature and biodiversity feels daunting—as if it requires a whole new set of expertise they don't currently possess.

  

• One group with a single mission

  Cecilie Sørhus, chief of staff and global head of communications at Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), explains how it is delivering positive change in countries where other investors cannot or will not go.

  

• Mapping a better picture of the transition

  Jaakko Kooroshy, Global Head of Sustainable Investment Research, and Kieran Brophy, Research Lead - Sovereign Climate, consider the key findings from the latest edition of LSEG's COP29 Net Zero Atlas.

  

• Unlocking capital to drive a nature-positive economy

  Nature remains an underinvested yet critical sustainability imperative in Asia Pacific. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's latest report explores how we can unlock capital to drive a stable and nature-positive economy

  

• Zeroing In: Financing the green transition

  DNV's Niki Hutson, Zohrah Yaqub and Astrid Helene Rusås Kristoffersen explain the findings from its latest Energy Transition Outlook and consider what steps can be taken to keep the transition on track

  

• Helping to build confidence in developing markets

  S&P Global Ratings' global head of sustainable finance Bernard de Longevialle and sustainable finance director Beth Burks consider the upcoming COP29 and its work in helping to mobilise private capital to developing economies

  

• Unlocking capital to drive a nature-positive economy

  Nature remains an underinvested yet critical sustainability imperative in Asia Pacific. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation's latest report explores how we can unlock capital to drive a stable and nature-positive economy

  

• The latest trends in transition bond issuance

  Environmental Finance Data's research analyst Nimrod Iritz provides an update on transition bond issuance over the past year.

  

• A question of transition

  Swami Venkataraman, global head of sustainable finance assessments at Moody's Ratings, explains how independent assessments can help companies communicate their transition plans effectively

  

• What to expect on Article 6 at COP29

  South Pole's global senior director Karolien Casaer-Diez and principal consultant Ritika Tewari consider how Article 6 discussions might pan out in Baku.