Archive

  • Water: managing risk and embracing opportunity

    10 May 2018

    More than 100 delegates gathered at Environmental Finance's conference on water, hosted by the London Stock Exchange, to discuss an investment opportunity worth about $7.5 trillion, writes Michael Hurley.

  • Swiss Re develops first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef

    09 March 2018

    The first ever parametric insurance policy for a coral reef has been developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Mexican state government of Quintana Roo and Swiss Re.

  • Sustainable blue economy finance principles unveiled

    09 March 2018

    A set of principles for blue finance that aim to support ocean health and investment has been unveiled.

  • Investors start to weigh water risks

    18 April 2017

    Investor interest in corporate water risk is increasing fast. A range of tools and services are being developed to help companies respond. Graham Cooper reports

  • Sustainable farming initiative could spawn Argentina's first green bond

    01 September 2016

    A sustainable farming initiative which aims to regenerate degraded land in Argentina could lead to the country's first green bond.

  • Connecting private capital to natural capital

    30 August 2016

    A $300 billion natural capital funding gap can be met by creating products to suit institutional investors, argue Andrew Deutz and Marc Diaz

  • Water trading could be worth $13.4bn a year

    23 August 2016

    A $13.4 billion-a-year water trading market could be set up to help alleviate some of the supply shortage problems that afflict many parts of the globe, according to new research.

  • Industry and NGOs lobby airlines to use REDD+ carbon offsets

    04 April 2016

    Airlines have been urged to use emission reduction credits generated by forestry protection projects, in two new papers from the Climate Markets & Investment Association and a group of NGOs.

  • $2bn committed to conservation in US

    09 March 2016

    Private companies were among a raft of organisations to announce more than $2 billion of investments to protect land, water and wildlife in the US.

  • Not all types of water projects should be considered green

    23 October 2015

    There is a huge need for infrastructure spending on water projects. But not all of these investments should be eligible for green bonds, argues Giulio Boccaletti