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Scarce, and getting scarcer
09 November 2010Could the looming scarcity of so-called rare metals put the brakes on the clean energy revolution – or generate new opportunities for recyclers? Lydia Heida reports
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Blazing a trail in China
07 October 2010China Industrial Bank was the first Chinese bank to sign the Equator Principles. Two years on, Jess McCabe reports on how it is implementing the environmental and social standards
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Confronting climate risk
20 September 2010Download a free 28-page special report from Environmental Finance, published in association with the Carbon Disclosure Project, on business, investment and the CDP. (Site registration required)
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Liquidity squeeze
06 September 2010The finance sector's lending to and investment in the power sector is vulnerable to growing water scarcity – requiring a better handle on water risk management. Ivo Mulder and Margot Hill explain
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Greener days ahead
06 September 2010The private equity industry has grasped the clear business case that underpins better environmental management – and is moving quickly, says Tom Murray
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A private sector role in REDD+?
22 July 2010Government funding is beginning to flow to help forest nations reduce emissions from deforestation – and prepare for a REDD+ carbon market. But is there any room for the private sector? Steven Bland reports
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Investors pass their verdict
11 June 2010Demand for environmentally-themed investment research is growing – and the brokers are responding. Mark Nicholls talks to the winners of Environmental Finance's inaugural investment research survey
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Gilt-edged greenery
11 June 2010Capital is needed to protect the world's forests, and institutional investors need stable, long-term investments that help to hedge climate risk. Could forest bonds be the answer, asks Simon Petley
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Dirty money
10 May 2010Waste management companies have been slow to expand into new markets – offering opportunities for investors with access to capital, says Nicholas de Mestre
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Value beyond biomass
10 May 2010Sustainability may be at the heart of forestry investing, but it remains a challenge to drive ecosystem revenues from forestry investments. Mark Nicholls reports