How should investors report on their approach to responsible investment? The PRI wants your views, says Lorenzo Saa

From the UN PRI to the Equator Principles, the standards meant to make investment decisions more sustainable are too weak to work, argues the IIED's Emma Blackmore

With growing amounts of private capital being directed towards sustainable development, great claims are being made for impact investing. But definitions are unclear and many institutional investors remain unwilling to engage. Graham Cooper reports

Shareholders unhappy with how companies are performing on natural gas fracking, energy and climate issues are making their voices heard at annual general meetings, says Mindy Lubber from investor coalition Ceres

Pressure is building on the investment community to disclose how its investments impact the environment – but more information does not necessarily mean better information, says Elliot Frankal

Why do investors care so little about most metrics of corporate sustainability? It all comes down to financial materiality, explains Rory Sullivan

Demand for environmentally-themed investment research is growing – and the brokers are responding. Mark Nicholls talks to the winners of Environmental Finance’s inaugural investment research survey

Responsible investment is heading from the fringes of finance towards the mainstream. But the debate continues about whether it creates value. Barbara Evans makes the case for the defence

Ten years ago, most investors dismissed environmental issues out of hand. Now, the evangelists and the specialists have been joined by the investment mainstream. Mark Nicholls reports

The entry of Dow Jones, in partnership with Sustainable Asset Management and, two years later, of FTSE, using methodology from EIRIS, marked an undeniable coming of age for socially responsible investing (SRI). To have two of the leading financial index providers enter into the space marked, for many, a vindication of this investment approach.

Ask three organisations about the size of the socially responsible investment (SRI) market, and you’re likely to get four answers – at least. And the first challenge in coming up with a dollar, euro or sterling figure is agreeing a definition of what the market actually comprises.

It’s been an uphill struggle, but the US Securities and Exchange Commission is finally giving serious consideration to ESG disclosure, says Lisa Woll