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Basel 'faulty'
20 March 2024US banks have urged the Basel Committee to re-draw 'flawed' climate disclosure rules, writes Michael Hurley
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Iceland: 'It is likely we will be a regular sustainable bond issuer'
20 March 2024Strong response to long-awaited inaugural green bond opens door to more issuance from the Nordic sovereign. Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainability in 2024: From net zero to a more holistic approach
18 March 2024Sustainable finance, ESG issues, biodiversity and climate policies are high on the agenda for the coming year. But a focus on transition will remain key, says Virginie Derue
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Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?
15 March 2024Investment in natural capital solutions is desperately needed, but many investors don't see a home for them in their portfolios, writes Peter Cripps
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Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference round-up
14 March 2024The strong turnout at the conference demonstrated intense interest in the topic, and discussions focused on how to encourage capital to flow, says Genevieve Redgrave
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Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023
13 March 20242023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports
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SEC stumbles into battleground of climate materiality
12 March 2024Letting companies decide whether emissions are material to their business opens the door for disputes, writes Michael Hurley
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Innovating finance to combat plastic pollution
11 March 2024A new mechanism is needed that can generate adequate, predictable, and timely funding from the private sector, writes Chever Voltmer
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Opportunities and challenges for offshore wind
08 March 2024The industry faces a crucial test in coming months as it looks to shrug off headwinds including inflation and supply chain issues, write Gauthier Martin and Alexander Leff
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Green hydrogen - does it still have a place in the energy transition?
07 March 2024Although progress in recent years has been disappointing, there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of hydrogen and the investment opportunities it presents, write Marouane Bouchriha and Tom Van Ginneken
- Rise of transition plans could remedy regulatory 'failure' to boost transition finance
- Jury still out on transition bond label
- Natural capital will become a fundamental component of investors' portfolios
- Gabon's debt-for-nature swap 'still works' despite coup, LGIM says
- IFC and T.Rowe Price pledge $150m to blue bond strategy
- Comment: The rumpus over SBTi's offsetting U-turn
- Hungary mulling transition bond following Japan's success
- Sustainable bond market continues to show signs of improvement in 2024
- Transparency needed to bring more credibility to sustainable loans market
- Is Asia's transition finance harming climate goals?