Analysis

  • Despite headwinds, climate finance is moving - and London is leading

    20 June 2025

    London Climate Action Week will cover a range of topics, from nature markets to industrial decarbonisation, from transition plans to financing for emerging markets, write Rhian-Mari Thomas and David Harris

  • Do sovereign sustainable bonds address the 'just transition'?

    19 June 2025

    Bond frameworks have disappointed when it comes to the 'just transition', and guidance on best practice is needed, Judith Tyson tells Ahren Lester

  • How the Gulf region is pivoting towards greener growth

    18 June 2025

    Prompted by the energy transition, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is making a concerted effort to diversify away from fossil fuels, and financial institutions will be crucial to realising this transformation, write Gerald Dannhaeuser and Mehtap Ak-Sisman

  • A Europe without a course

    17 June 2025

    Despite the multitude of sustainability-related directives it produces, Europe struggles to articulate where it wants to go and what it believes in, writes Philippe Zaouati

  • NatureMetrics: moving beyond eDNA

    16 June 2025

    NatureMetrics is exploring new datasets to help cater for growing demand. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Indonesia's green paradox

    13 June 2025

    Indonesia is powering the global EV transition with a surge in coal-fired power generation, writes Juliette de Valence

  • Japan's transition bonds: 'The reception has improved dramatically'

    11 June 2025

    Investors welcomed assurances that Japan's transition bonds promote energy security and competitiveness, the country says as it readies more deals. Michael Hurley reports

  • Investors get blue-curious

    10 June 2025

    The Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco made progress in helping investors to back the oceans, writes Jennifer Forrest, but scaling-up remains a challenge

  • The green bond market has never looked better

    09 June 2025

    Green bonds represent a potential opportunity for investors to gain exposure to an attractive bond market with access to the entire range of fixed income performance drivers, writes Johann Plé

  • ESG 2.0: Sustainable reversal in the era of the Omnibus Directive

    04 June 2025

    Is the EU streamlining the system, or compromising the consistency and quality of sustainability information, asks Allegra Ianiri