Archive

  • NZAOA extends target setting protocol

    31 January 2023

    The third edition of its model adds sovereigns and unlisted equity. Vincent Huck interviews Udo Riese and Claudia Bolli

  • Explainer: The state of play with the ISSB

    31 January 2023

    As the proposed international baseline for corporate sustainability reporting enters a potentially defining few weeks, Michael Hurley presents the state of play

  • 2023: A pivotal year to progress sustainability commitments

    27 January 2023

    Companies need to accelerate their sustainability efforts to help limit global warming, while adaptation also needs to rise up the agenda, says James Robey

  • Issuer profile: Greenyard

    26 January 2023

    The fruit and vegetable supplier defends its 'sleeping SLL', arguing that setting KPIs post-issuance helped 'prevent a rush to unambitious targets'. Ahren Lester reports

  • SLBs at 'inflection point' in 2023 as sustainable bond market rebounds

    19 January 2023

    After struggling in late 2022, S&P's Dennis Sugrue tells Ahren Lester the sustainability-linked bond market needs to face up to its significant challenges to return as a driver rather than drag on sustainable bond growth in 2023

  • Dispelling some myths around fixed income and responsible investment

    16 January 2023

    Apart from discussions around green bonds, there is little understanding of the role of fixed income in enabling climate action or sustainable development, write Joshua Kendall and Rory Sullivan

  • ESG: complex in a vague sort of way

    13 January 2023

    Amid widespread confusion about ESG and impact, Mike Sebastian offers his thoughts on what asset owners can realistically achieve with their investments

  • Three themes that need to be on the agenda in 2023

    09 January 2023

    Transition, blended finance and adaptation must move up investors' agendas in 2023, writes Peter Cripps

  • Sustainable finance: key themes for regulation and policy in 2023

    06 January 2023

    The year ahead could be dominated by ESG-related regulation and progress on sustainability data initiatives, Michael Hurley writes

  • Comment: Green bonds should not make the taxman blue

    03 January 2023

    Sustainable bond issuers can have legitimate reasons for using 'tax havens,' but transparency is essential to avoid the practice tarnishing the market. Ahren Lester writes