Analysis

• Shareholders to march on AGM season buoyed by Paris & TCFD

  31 March 2017

  With more than 100 environmental shareholder resolutions already filed, it is financial firms as well as the oil & gas majors that are in the firing line, reports Joe Walsh

  

• How to eliminate child labour from the battery business

  29 March 2017

  A multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to stamp out the use of child labour in the mining of cobalt for lithium-ion batteries, says Benedikt Sobotka.

  

• TCFD: A full disclosure

  20 March 2017

  Will the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report change the landscape for investors, asks Hamza Ali

  

• Comment: Deforestation presents a material risk for investors

  17 March 2017

  NGOs and investors are increasingly pressing companies to take action against deforestation, say Mindy Lubber and Fiona Reynolds

  

• Clean-tech in China: time to smell the air

  14 March 2017

  East Capital has refocused its China strategy on the environment. François Perrin tells Joe Walsh why.

  

• Insurers need to heed their own ESG experience when investing

  13 March 2017

  Jessica Ground, global head of stewardship at Schroders, argues that insurers are a natural fit for ESG investing.

  

• Comment: Can 'fintech' help 'green' the real economy?

  10 March 2017

  Innovation in financial technology should aim to address sustainability challenges in the real economy, says Andrew Voysey

  

• Upgrading ESG

  08 March 2017

  Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali

  

• Comment: Stranded assets: it's time to stop forecasting and start scenario planning

  02 March 2017

  There are five potential strategies oil and gas companies can adopt to the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Ingrid Holmes

  

• Green bonds, Chinese style

  01 March 2017

  China was the big story in the green bond market in 2016, with $30.5 billion issued in the year, accounting for nearly a third of global issuance. Carole Ross reveals the idiosyncrasies of this unique market and where the opportunities lie for Western investors.