Opinion

Performance and Value

Environmental and social reporting has a long way to go before investors can be sure that they are rewarding the right companies, argues Tom Burke

Information Management

Bringing risks to account

Pressure from regulators and stakeholders is forcing companies to improve their environmental information flows – which can also please shareholders. Mark Nicholls reports. More..

Information Management

Trading schemes drive innovation

Ken Stier examines how companies are responding to the new information demands created by emissions trading

Corporate Profile

Information Alchemy

Nick Cottam reports on Barrick Gold’s investments to transform its environmental data management

Climate Change

A window of opportunity from the G8

The G8’s decision to mobilise multilateral banks in the fight against climate change presents a real opportunity for progress, say Jon Sohn and Smita Nakhooda

Venture Capital

Investing for the future

Socially responsible investors should be investing in young cleantech companies to create the environmental winners of the future, argues Alexis Figeac

Environmental Markets

Looking beyond carbon

Can other environmental markets gain the same prominence and acceptance as the carbon market? Yes, say David Brand and Hannah McCaughey. More..

Market View

Canada's offset system for GHGs – It's a start

Len Eddy weighs up the pros and cons of Canada’s new greenhouse gas offsets programme

Sustainable Energy

Public finance – A catalyst for growth

The public sector has developed some imaginative ways to stimulate private sector investment in renewables, finds Sandra Makinson

Reporting

Guiding the financial sector

Reporting on the financial sector’s indirect environmental impacts is a thorny subject, but Esther Garcia explains how the Global Reporting Initiative was able to reach consensus

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