‘Sustainability finance organisations’ can help the public sector attract large volumes of private finance into energy efficiency, renewable energy and emission reduction projects. C Baird Brown explains

Progress towards a more sustainable global economy has been painfully slow - but could it be about to speed up? Environmental Finance and Irbaris asked a roundtable of finance experts to peer into their crystal balls. Mark Nicholls reports

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has an explicit environmental mandate. But, 20 years after its creation, how is it doing? There’s plenty of room for improvement, says Pippa Gallop of Bankwatch

Fresh from two trips to China to meet banks, insurers, regulators and policy-makers, UNEP Finance Initiative head Paul Clements-Hunt talks about his impressions as the country’s finance sector marches towards sustainability

The Equator Principles have helped embed environmental and social risk management in project finance around the world – but many are calling for their reach to be extended. Jess McCabe reports

In March, Citi’s Shawn Miller took the helm of the Equator Principles Financial Institutions steering committee, at a crucial time for the principles’ development. He talks to Mark Nicholls about the path ahead

The IFC’s Performance Standards not only guide the corporation’s approach to its social and environmental impacts, but also form the basis of the Equator Principles – making their review of vital importance to project finance in developing countries. Greg Radford explains

The financial crisis has transformed the banking landscape. But where has it left the pursuit of ‘sustainable banking’? Jess McCabe reports