Analysis

  • Global Biodiversity Framework 'in jeopardy' after COP16 finance failure

    04 November 2024

    The COP16 biodiversity summit has failed to reach agreement on crucial issues relating to finance, leaving delivery of the landmark Global Biodiversity Framework agreed two years ago "in jeopardy".

  • Facing the antimicrobial resistance threat

    04 November 2024

    The involvement of investors is essential to addressing the scale and threat of the crisis, writes Emma Berntman

  • European Leaders at COP16 are Helping Protect Indigenous Lands

    01 November 2024

    Protecting 30% of the Earth should not mean expelling Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land, write Dr. James C. Deutsch and Dr. Viviana Figueroa

  • From COP to coop

    01 November 2024

    While COP16 is important, it is also worth paying attention to a bond issue from a UK chicken producer, write Ulf Erlandsson and Trisha Hutchinson

  • Comment: Financial grievances weigh on COP16

    01 November 2024

    The rift between the Global South and the Global North was inescapable at the biodiversity summit and is hindering progress, writes Peter Cripps.

  • Powering sustainable AI growth

    31 October 2024

    By supporting innovations in AI infrastructure and data center efficiency, we can catalyze a transition to more robust, resilient, and sustainable power grids, writes Victoria Schlotterback

  • Basel III Endgame and sustainable finance

    30 October 2024

    Could Basel III be the catalyst for making sustainable finance a driving force for banking profitability rather than a regulatory burden, asks Björn Ebert

  • Putting its foot on the bio-gas

    29 October 2024

    The UK's new government could boost renewable energy uptake with a new biomethane policy, writes Sead Keric

  • Finding alpha: looking at alternative ESG data related to human capital

    28 October 2024

    Human capital represents a potentially novel source of alpha — an intangible asset not fully priced-in by the market, argues Bowie Ko

  • A watershed moment for impact investing in the UK?

    25 October 2024

    The UK's International Investment Summit had a dedicated impact investment strand and there were numerous eye-catching commitments to allocate capital to theme, writes Kieron Boyle