Archive

  • Digging out demand

    17 March 2012

    Uncertain demand for forest carbon credits is making project developers seek alternative sources of finance. Christopher Cundy reports

  • The rising tide

    15 March 2012

    Looming drought in the UK is the latest reminder that it's time for companies to get serious about water management, says Joe Flanagan

  • Biofuels on the brink

    03 March 2012

    Investors have rushed into biofuels IPOs in the US in recent months – but the nascent industry is at a crossroads. Felicity Carus reports

  • Putting pellets out to market

    02 March 2012

    The use of biomass by the power sector is growing fast – but creating an active market in wood pellets is proving a challenge. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

  • Nanotechnology moves into the marketplace

    28 February 2012

    Nanotech has the potential to transform the efficiency of a whole sweep of industrial sectors, says Ilya Golubovich

  • The integration game

    23 February 2012

    MSCI's head of ESG Remy Briand tells Mark Nicholls how the investment giant promises to take ESG integration to the next level.

  • Oil and water

    21 February 2012

    Relatively few energy companies responded to the CDP Water Disclosure – but those that did reported high levels of exposure to water issues. Deloitte's Will Sarni considers the implications

  • The case for clustering

    05 February 2012

    There has been an explosion of clean-tech clusters, promising to help accelerate the next generation of sustainable technologies. Peter Adriaens, Shawn Lesser and Ben Taube explain

  • Wealth preservation

    01 February 2012

    In tough equity markets last year, it was all about minimising losses. Christopher Cundy and Elza Holmstedt Pell talk to seven of 2011's more successful SRI managers

  • Finding fault with fracking

    20 December 2011

    Investors are piling into a US natural gas boom built on 'fracking'. But with an uncertain regulatory climate, they would be well advised to keep an eye on potential environmental liabilities, says Tom Mounteer