Analysis

• Drought on Europe's doorstep

  22 September 2011

  Most business and investor concern about a lack of water is focused on far-flung parts of the world. But, the European Commission is warning, the effects are increasingly being felt closer to home. Philippa Jones reports

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  18 September 2011

  Nigeria mandates wide-ranging sustainable banking principles

• Confronting Climate Risk

  15 September 2011

  Produced in association with the CDP, Confronting Climate Risk examines how businesses and investors are grappling with carbon emissions and climate risk

• You don't need a weatherman

  13 September 2011

  Weather risk management veteran Marty Malinow talks to Jess McCabe about the slow evolution of a novel market

• How the PRI is moving the needle

  12 September 2011

  The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment initiative is not without its critics – but, argues Julie Gorte, it is helping to change the direction of the investment world

• Seizing the CCS opportunity

  08 September 2011

  Carbon capture and storage presents a myriad of unique challenges – but regulators and policy-makers are laying the foundations for a multi-billion-dollar global industry, say Brian Downie and Bree Miechel

• Taking the plunge

  06 September 2011

  Investors and financiers are gradually becoming comfortable with investing in Europe's offshore wind industry. But will investment flow fast enough? Mark Nicholls reports

• Google's latest search

  30 August 2011

  Google has become one of corporate America's largest investors in renewable energy. Gloria Gonzalez investigates

• Cooking the books

  23 August 2011

  Are investors in China's solar sector at risk of accounting fraud? Joshua Speckman investigates

• Investing for sustainable development

  28 July 2011

  From the UN PRI to the Equator Principles, the standards meant to make investment decisions more sustainable are too weak to work, argues the IIED's Emma Blackmore