Investors are piling into a US natural gas boom built on ‘fracking’. But with an uncertain regulatory climate, they would be well advised to keep an eye on potential environmental liabilities, says Tom Mounteer

Too many clean energy and carbon companies are relying on ad hoc, isolated risk management processes and procedures – putting their businesses at risk, says Jenya Khvatsky

The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment initiative is not without its critics – but, argues Julie Gorte, it is helping to change the direction of the investment world

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BP is facing a multi-billion dollar bill and a market cap slashed in half. Will the Gulf of Mexico spill be the wake-up call on environmental risk for investors – or will they continue to hit the snooze button? Jess McCabe reports