Analysis

  • Boom time for nature data

    07 July 2023

    Demand for biodiversity and nature data is booming, ahead of an eagerly-awaited reporting framework planned for September. Peter Cripps and Thomas Cox explore some of the developments

  • The 13 trends shaping ESG data

    06 July 2023

    The ESG data industry is undergoing radical transformation, in terms of the scale and breadth of its coverage - and the scrutiny it attracts. Peter Cripps reports

  • How digital technology can unleash the potential of carbon markets

    04 July 2023

    Data is essential in the development of high impact carbon markets, writes Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu

  • Deforestation is at the heart of the climate-nature puzzle

    03 July 2023

    Investor nature and climate efforts must both focus on - and learn from - action on deforestation, argues Olga Hancock

  • Managing risk amid the 'third wave' of climate litigation

    29 June 2023

    As climate litigation risk gathers momentum, Nadine Coudel and Robert Gardner look at what steps energy companies can take to identify and reduce these risks

  • 'It will help us have more honest conversations'

    27 June 2023

    Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports

  • Invest in Asian transition or miss 1.5°C target

    26 June 2023

    With the investment gap growing in Asia, SUSI Partners' Wymen Chan talks of the importance of attracting investment to the region. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Investing for resilience

    23 June 2023

    A stronger commitment to transforming our capital markets has the potential to bring prosperity and stability to billions of people, argue Jerome Haegeli and Bryan Pascoe

  • 'We don't appeal to people's hearts - we appeal to their greed'

    22 June 2023

    Franklin Templeton's John Levy argues that impact is a driver of returns for his real estate fund. Peter Cripps reports

  • Biodiversity credits 'five years behind' carbon offsets

    21 June 2023

    Investors demanding opportunities to invest for positive impact on nature may have to wait between five and 10 years for a viable market for biodiversity credits, according to Axa IM Alts