Analysis

• Resetting the standard

  11 June 2010

  The IFC's Performance Standards not only guide the corporation's approach to its social and environmental impacts, but also form the basis of the Equator Principles – making their review of vital importance to project finance in developing countries. Greg Radford explains

• The upside and downside of ESG risk

  11 June 2010

  Investment banks are renowned for it: taking an axe to staffing levels as the economic picture darkens, only to rush to hire once the outlook improves. And environmental finance and responsible investment are no different.

• Something new under the sun?

  11 June 2010

  Once land-use rules are clarified, generous feed-in tariffs and an ample resource will see investors flock to Israel's overlooked solar sector, say Daniel Berkove and Daniel Gamulka

• Entering the next phase

  11 June 2010

  The Kerry-Lieberman proposal for climate legislation provides a foundation for US climate policy – but needs improvement in key areas, says Lisa Jacobson

• Too little, too late?

  08 June 2010

  President Obama is finally putting his shoulder to the wheel in support of the Kerry-Lieberman climate proposal – but will it be enough? Gloria Gonzalez reports

• Quenching India's green power thirst

  10 May 2010

  Renewable energy investment in India offers attractive returns – but barriers to entry are discouraging capital flows, say Sumit Kadakia and Mahua Acharya

• Dirty money

  10 May 2010

  Waste management companies have been slow to expand into new markets – offering opportunities for investors with access to capital, says Nicholas de Mestre

• Value beyond biomass

  10 May 2010

  Sustainability may be at the heart of forestry investing, but it remains a challenge to drive ecosystem revenues from forestry investments. Mark Nicholls reports

• The PV threat to electric utilities

  10 May 2010

  Could the accelerating uptake of small-scale solar photovoltaics begin to weigh on US utilities' rate base, and on their credit quality? Anne Selting looks at the evidence

• Closing the chasm

  10 May 2010

  The largest US companies are moving away from, rather than towards, the Obama administration's emission reduction goals. Paul Dickinson calls for a change in direction