HOW I SEE IT BY RICHARD SANDOR
THE CASE FOR PLURILATERAL MARKETS
International emissions trading will come about as national
and regional initiatives coalesce into a plurilateral emissions
market
KYOTO PROTOCOL
AFTER BONN,WHAT PRICE CARBON?
Mark Nicholls assesses the impact of the Kyoto deal on a
global carbon market
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SRI REPORT – INDEXES
FTSE4GOOD UNDER FIRE
FTSE’s new SRI indexes have raised some eyebrows, but
the index provider is promising refinements. Graham Cooper
reports
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SRI REPORT – EUROPE
ABP TAKES SRI FLYER
The world’s largest pension fund is dipping its toe
in green investing. Ricardo Bayon reports
SRI REPORT – UNITED STATES
US FUNDS FOLLOW EUROPEAN TRENDS
Socially responsible investing has a long history in the
US but fund managers there are looking to the younger European
market for direction. Ricardo Bayon reports
SRI REPORT – ASIA
SRI WITH ASIAN CHARACTERISTICS
There is no doubt that Japan remains Asia’s SRI success
story, although the market is still coming to terms with assessing
companies against social criteria. But in other parts of the
region, corporate governance concerns may yet prove a key
driver behind SRI funds, reports Murray Griffin
SRI REPORT – AUSTRALASIA
SRI ON THE RISE
Socially responsible investing is less developed in Australia
and New Zealand than in Europe and North America. But, as
Murray Griffin reports, the market is growing up fast.
SRI REPORT – RESEARCH
QUESTIONING THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Socially responsible investment analysts have long relied
on the questionnaire as a cornerstone of their company research.
But the proliferation of SRI analysts – and questionnaires
– is testing the patience of companies. Neil Marsh considers
the alternatives
WASTE MANAGEMENT
APPLIANCE MAKERS FACE RECYCLING CHALLENGE
Long-awaited EU legislation forcing producers of electrical
and electronic goods to assume more responsibility for their
eventual recycling and disposal is expected to become law
next year. Graham Cooper examines the financial implications
WEATHER RISK
INSURERS RETURN...
After some disappointing early forays into the weather market,
the insurance sector is coming back. But this time, they’re
spreading the risk by partnering with established dealers.
Mark Nicholls reports
MARKET VIEW
DELIVERING DATA
As markets for trading greenhouse gas emissions take shape
there is a growing demand for an integrated system to handle
the many levels of data involved. Alan Reed explains
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING
PRICING SUSTAINABILITY
Wessex Water’s 2001 accounts included a world first:
an attempt to cost its environmental externalities. Rupert
Howe explains
PROFILE
GARY HART
Gary Hart, president of the Emissions Marketing Association,
is preparing for a new role as the association gears up for
further growth
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