Archive

  • COP27: 'No better impact investment than coal power phase-out'

    11 November 2022

    COP27 saw discussion about the climate impact potential of managed coal power phase-out schemes, but can these innovative deals be pulled off? Ahren Lester reports

  • Comment: The spectre of Stuart Kirk haunts sustainable finance

    21 October 2022

    Sustainable finance needs bright new ideas. And, for that, we must encourage freedom of expression, argues Peter Cripps

  • Natural capital opportunities 'few and far between'

    03 October 2022

    Unearthing nature-related investments in innovative areas is challenging but could boost Jupiter's Green Investment Trust, its managers tell Genevieve Redgrave

  • LeapFrog: Demand for impact 'undimmed' amid market tumult

    29 September 2022

    Investing in SMEs in emerging markets is highly impactful - and can help counteract inflationary pressures, Andrew Kuper tells Madeleine Jenkins

  • Benefits with friends?

    27 September 2022

    A means of more accurately tracking the non-carbon outcomes of carbon credits is central to addressing inefficiencies in voluntary markets, argues Nick Atkinson

  • UK pension schemes' social dilemma

    18 August 2022

    The UK government is setting up a taskforce for social factors in pension fund investing. Michael Hurley asks what impact it could have

  • 'Additionality is the Lord Voldemort of sustainable investing'

    05 August 2022

    Most investors don't want to talk about additionality because it is too tricky, James Gifford tells Peter Cripps

  • Impact investing in a frontier market

    22 July 2022

    Raising funds to invest in Nepal is challenging but highly impactful, Dolma founder Tim Gocher tells Peter Cripps

  • SDG engagement fund breaks through $2bn barrier

    19 July 2022

    Federated Hermes' argument that engagement provides greatest impact has gained traction with investors, writes Madeleine Jenkins

  • Investors 'must get to grips with supply chains'

    08 July 2022

    Investing in sustainably-produced commodities is not enough - they also need to help transform unsustainable supply chains, writes Madeleine Jenkins