Opinion

Built for success

Environmentalists are far from unanimous in their support of the Waxman-Markey bill – but Fred Krupp explains why the Environmental Defense Fund is on side

Carbon Finance

The gloom begins to lift?

Mark Nicholls reports from the world’s largest carbon markets jamboree – and finds traders and developers in surprisingly bullish mood

Sustainable Banking

Back to business as usual?

How has sustainable banking weathered the financial crisis? Jess McCabe reports

Exchanges

Competitive markets

Trading in environmental commodities is bucking wider trends in financial markets – offering rich pickings for exchanges, finds Christopher Cundy

Forestry

Growing on trees?

Tom Fitzbert-Brockholes reports on growing investor interest in forestry and timberland investments

Reporting

A lack of interest?

The extent to which equity analysts consider environmental risk in the banking sector is a cause for grave concern, says Richard Slack

Fund Profile

Responding to recession

Jess McCabe talks to the manager of the Low Carbon Accelerator about how the venture capital fund is coping with the downturn

Market View

Inflation, innovation and carbon

Gerrity Lansing explains how carbon assets can help hedge against inflation and the failure of technological innovation

Analyst's View

Transport starts to move

Environmental pressures are set to redraw the transport sector. Sarbjit Nahal and Valéry Lucas-Leclin consider which stocks are set to come out in front

Profile

Marcello Battisti

Brazil’s banks were early adopters of the Equator Principles – and Banco Itaú’s Marcelo Battisti has become the first chairman of the group’s steering committee to come from an emerging market institution. He talks to Mark Nicholls

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