Analysis

• Getting to work: the climate-disclosure taskforce's first report

  01 April 2016

  In a bid to promote 'decision-useful' disclosure for investors, the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has released its inaugural report. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports

• Green bond comment March: A spring in its step

  30 March 2016

  The green bond market continues to enjoy robust growth during an action-packed first quarter.

• Setting the standard

  30 March 2016

  As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop

• Will mandatory carbon reporting drive change?

  16 March 2016

  On the day that the UK government heeded calls not to scrap mandatory carbon reporting, Roger Ponting and Rory Sullivan share the sobering findings of some research into the effect of the legislation

• Turning factory farming risks into investment opportunities

  14 March 2016

  Factory farming needs to change as part of the transition to a low-carbon economy, presenting risks and opportunities for investors, argues Alan Briefel

• Sustainable forestry - a budding market

  10 March 2016

  Investors are increasingly seeing the merits of sustainable forestry. There are numerous ways to invest in this asset class, as Peter Cripps reports

• KKR seeks sales boost from new ESG initiative

  07 March 2016

  Private equity giant KKR is expanding its programme of environmental initiatives within its portfolio companies, in order to boost sales as well as the bottom line. Graham Cooper reports

• Privatisation 'will help Green Investment Bank accelerate fundraising'

  03 March 2016

  As the Green Investment Bank begins its privatisation process, head of investment banking Ed Northam tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett what it will mean for the bank

• The Paris agreement - success or disappointment?

  02 March 2016

  There is scepticism around whether the climate deal can deliver on its targets. But Bruce Duguid is optimistic it will pave the way for real change – and argues that investors have a key role to play

• Are investors beginning to pay up for green bonds?

  26 February 2016

  Are the occasional pieces of evidence that green bonds price differently to their mainstream equivalents a sign of things to come, asks Hamza Ali