Archive

  • Raise the bar on ESG, but not at the expense of P for poverty

    18 October 2021

    Investments that lift people out of economic deprivation are as vital to the planet as those that lower the carbon footprint, promote health and safety and strengthen transparency, argues Carolyn Campbell

  • ESG data and ratings face regulatory ramp-up

    08 October 2021

    Regulators are bearing down on the ESG data industry, Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference heard. Peter Cripps reports

  • Transparency will be key to Nature Action 100, says Robeco

    13 September 2021

    Transparency of the outcomes of engagement with companies on their biodiversity impact will be key to ensuring the burgeoning Nature Action 100 improves on its climate counterpart, Peter van der Werf tells Michael Hurley

  • Why investors should engage for better corporate disclosure

    25 August 2021

    Direct investor engagement has a significant impact on improving corporate environmental transparency and disclosure, writes Claire Elsdon

  • IOSCO should back off ESG ratings providers

    19 August 2021

    IOSCO and its members must not direct ESG analytics providers on how to govern themselves, argues Bill Harrington

  • Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?

    10 August 2021

    Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports

  • SGX steps up Singapore's sustainability drive

    28 July 2021

    Plans to require TCFD reporting and the launch of a nature-based carbon market are set to boost sustainable investing in Singapore, Herry Cho tells Michael Hurley

  • Investors use 'up to 100,000 pieces of data' to show EU taxonomy alignment

    14 July 2021

    The sustainability reporting burden imposed by regulation could be lessened in coming years with the development of a free-to-use European database, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

  • Q&A with Nathan Fabian

    09 July 2021

    The chair of the European Union's Platform on Sustainable Finance explains the significance of the bloc's updated sustainable finance strategy

  • Comment: The Cold War over non-financial disclosures

    06 July 2021

    The fragmented landscape of non-financial disclosures is consolidating, and it is geopolitical considerations that are driving the emergence of winners, and the downfall of the rest. Vincent Huck surveys the battlefield and predicts who will emerge victorious.