Archive

  • Water disruption: investment risk from multiple angles

    16 December 2020

    Water risk must be accounted for in investment portfolios today, not in 2030 or 2050, argues Julie Moret

  • Missing metrics: climate vs nature

    10 December 2020

    Data on nature-related risks is more complicated than for climate, explains Nicky Chambers

  • Investment for resilience in a post-Covid world

    10 November 2020

    In advance of the Finance in Common Summit, Margaret Kuhlow argues that we need Public Development Banks to invest in a job-rich recovery that rebuilds for economic, environmental, and social resilience.

  • 'The time is right to invest in natural capital'

    12 October 2020

    How does HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management aim to attract large-scale investment in natural capital, Michael Hurley asks

  • Five years on from the UN SDGs, investors cannot afford to ignore impact

    05 October 2020

    The financial industry has a role to play in supporting the actions being taken by companies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, says Vafa Ahmadi

  • The finance sector can turn around failed biodiversity targets

    16 September 2020

    Progress to date has been poor but hope can be found in commitments from the financial sector, argues Nicky Chambers

  • Water risk relevance for sovereign ratings to increase


    16 September 2020

    Water risks are already helping drive downgrades and will continue to do so over the medium to long-term, says Mahmoud Harb

  • Strong growth predicted for voluntary carbon market

    15 September 2020

    Momentum behind the voluntary carbon market persists as companies' net-zero commitments are undeterred by Covid-19. Annabelle Palmer reports

  • Water webinar: With risk recognition rising, it's time to rethink resilience and adaptation

    01 September 2020

    Water risk is beginning to receive greater attention, but it is time to press companies to disclose as well as consider the future opportunities. Ahren Lester reports.

  • Biodiversity: lessons from the Dutch working group

    31 July 2020

    A number of leading Dutch financial institutions have joined forces to boost knowledge about biodiversity within the financial sector. Merel Hendriks and Simon Zwagemakers outline some of the key developments