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Sustainability in 2024: From net zero to a more holistic approach
18 March 2024Sustainable finance, ESG issues, biodiversity and climate policies are high on the agenda for the coming year. But a focus on transition will remain key, says Virginie Derue
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Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?
15 March 2024Investment in natural capital solutions is desperately needed, but many investors don't see a home for them in their portfolios, writes Peter Cripps
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Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023
13 March 20242023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports
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SEC stumbles into battleground of climate materiality
12 March 2024Letting companies decide whether emissions are material to their business opens the door for disputes, writes Michael Hurley
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Net zero frameworks are 'missing' avoided emissions
06 March 2024A standardised accounting method for calculating 'avoided emissions' is necessary to support net zero transition plans, Natixis and Mirova tell Michael Hurley
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ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans
26 February 2024The 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
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Impact accounting framework released - with $236 per tonne cost of carbon
23 February 2024The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts has published two draft methodologies - on greenhouse gas emissions and adequate wages. Michael Hurley speaks with Daniel Osusky
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The future of eDNA
16 February 2024Data provider NatureMetrics says demand is booming for its eDNA testing. Genevieve Redgrave visits its lab to find out more.
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SFDR - still a work-in-progress
13 February 2024What would investors like to see from Version 2.0 of the EU's much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation? Michael Hurley reports
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ESG at the crossroads
12 February 2024Private markets firms are pioneering use of artificial intelligence (AI) to sharpen their ESG analysis, Chandini Jain writes