Archive

  • Financial accounting of net-zero commitments? Not yet, IASB says

    26 April 2024

    A decision on whether net-zero commitments should be recognised under IAS 37 lays bare an expectation gap between backward-looking financial accounting and forward-looking sustainability perspectives. Vincent Huck reports

  • Wave of change: The state of play on blue bonds

    25 April 2024

    They are currently a niche within the sustainable bond market, but could blue bonds play a key role in turning the tide on water-themed investments, asks Genevieve Redgrave

  • Article 6 and CORSIA: preparing for compliance

    24 April 2024

    With airlines set to demand vast numbers of carbon credits, a supply crunch is a very real risk, writes Pedro Carvalho

  • What is the most important skill you need to succeed in sustainable finance?

    23 April 2024

    While data skills are important in determining whether you get a job in sustainable finance, communication skills are key to making a success of these jobs, write Rory Sullivan and Nicky Amos

  • Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?

    22 April 2024

    There are encouraging signs we are starting to have a more sophisticated and practical conversation about how to invest in the transition, says Peter Cripps

  • Is Asia's transition finance harming climate goals?

    18 April 2024

    Is the transition label a way to pull the wool over the eyes of investors and the public on climate action, asks Christina Ng

  • SFDR 'not working for impact VC funds'

    16 April 2024

    Venture capital funds are calling for special treatment in the updated version of SFDR. Jennifer Forrest reports

  • Natural capital will become a fundamental component of investors' portfolios

    16 April 2024

    Ben O'Donnell responds to Environmental Finance's article: 'Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?'

  • Comment: The rumpus over SBTi's offsetting U-turn

    12 April 2024

    What does the row over SBTi's change of heart on carbon credits tell us about the state of sustainable finance, asks Peter Cripps

  • Investors ramp up engagement on 'responsible' AI

    11 April 2024

    Ensuring the responsible use of artificial intelligence is emerging as an important part of investor engagement strategies, writes Michael Hurley