Analysis

  • Sustainability assurance: sailing a boat under construction

    12 December 2024

    The cost of gaining assurance, data quality and the need for subjective judgments could limit the usefulness of sustainability assurance, Michael Hurley writes

  • Making nature data open to all

    11 December 2024

    The TNFD's proposed open data 'facility' has been welcomed by data providers, but the key issue of how it will be funded is yet to be resolved. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • What COP29 got wrong...and how to get it right

    09 December 2024

    Misaligned incentives are stunting climate progress, write UKSIF's James Alexander and US SIF's Maria Lettini

  • The land economy faces material climate-related risks

    05 December 2024

    Climate transitions are already creating material financial risks for companies and investors in the Forestry, Land Use, and Agriculture sectors, writes Niamh McCarthy

  • Transition commodities a growing 'sweet spot' for LGIM

    04 December 2024

    A webinar heard that investing in the green economy has become a popular theme for investors in recent years, and there are further opportunities to invest in transition. Jennifer Forrest reports

  • Will Trump2.0 quietly supercharge America's clean energy revolution?

    03 December 2024

    Trump might achieve a durable, America-centred energy strategy that leverages economic imperatives and national security concerns to advance clean energy goals, writes Rahul Bhushan

  • Proving the case for natural capital investments

    02 December 2024

    As Climate Asset Management celebrates passing $1 billion of assets, its CEO Martin Berg says it hopes to launch a follow-up fund next year. Peter Cripps reports

  • US investors still 'actively seeking green bonds'

    29 November 2024

    As the US green bond market continues to struggle, investors must fix sustainable bond demand 'communication break', participants tell Ahren Lester

  • Cut back data points to keep CSRD manageable

    28 November 2024

    'Ruthless' materiality assessments are needed to help reduce the 'overwhelming' reporting burden, writes Michael Hurley

  • After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?

    27 November 2024

    COP29 paved the way for the resurgence of demand for carbon credits - but only if we address the many paradoxes that abound in the market, argues Renat Heuberger