Archive

  • This methane satellite changes the game for oil and gas finance

    05 March 2024

    MethaneSAT will begin producing data that changes how the financial sector manages risk associated with oil and gas, writes Andrew Howell

  • Biodiversity funds 'still struggling to convince investors'

    04 March 2024

    Greater reporting on nature could increase flows into listed equity impact strategies, fund managers told Genevieve Redgrave.

  • Sustainable bond fund assets hit $41bn record

    01 March 2024

    Investor appetite for sustainable bond funds has sent the market to record highs in 2023, with expectations of more to come in 2024. Ahren Lester reports

  • Biodiversity funds underperform benchmarks in 2023

    29 February 2024

    The growing universe of biodiversity funds generally posted positive returns in 2023, but active funds lagged their benchmarks. Genevieve Redgrave reports.

  • The legacy of legacies

    28 February 2024

    Family offices are uniquely positioned to lead the charge into impact investing, writes Kieron Boyle

  • European legal battles force better corporate climate accounting

    27 February 2024

    TotalEnergies and ING are among the firms to face legal action from activist shareholders, write Gerben Schreurs and Paul Menoret-Renard

  • ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans

    26 February 2024

    The influential trade association wants issuer to act on transition plans before regulations arrive, and has provided a high-level tool to get the process started. Ahren Lester reports

  • Impact accounting framework released - with $236 per tonne cost of carbon

    23 February 2024

    The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts has published two draft methodologies - on greenhouse gas emissions and adequate wages. Michael Hurley speaks with Daniel Osusky

  • CBAM - first domino or false dawn?

    22 February 2024

    The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has become a potent catalyst, igniting diverse carbon pricing debates across the globe, write Mark Jeavons and Frank Eich

  • Accelerating global transition to net zero: Japan's financial innovation

    21 February 2024

    Japan's foray into climate transition bonds is a commendable step forward, serving as an inspiration and a call to action for economies worldwide to follow suit, writes Sean Kidney