Analysis

• 'We are aware of the criticism': The NGFS on its next phase of scenarios

  09 October 2023

  The Network for Greening the Financial System is developing short-term climate scenarios and increased detail on sectoral impacts in response to feedback, Jean Boissinot and Martina Spaggiari tell Michael Hurley

  

• Europe's Green Bond Standard: A game changer?

  06 October 2023

  The standard will remove the opacity that often clouds sustainable finance and protect sustainability-minded investors by ensuring their investments align with their values, writes Giuseppe Corsini

  

• How to invest to unlock a blue carbon revolution

  05 October 2023

  Blue carbon could be key to fighting climate change but creating sustainable solutions will only work through considered investment, writes AXA IM's Chris Iggo

  

• Are debt-for-nature swaps misunderstood?

  04 October 2023

  Debt-for-nature swaps have faced criticism, but they may have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity in developing markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  

• How a new generation of policies can drive climate action

  03 October 2023

  A new report has identified 10 features of effective policy frameworks, write Rory Sullivan, Robert Black and Paul Smith

  

• Japan: a land of climate opportunity

  29 September 2023

  Japan has high GHG emissions but its companies provide a compelling energy transition investment opportunity, writes Masayuki Teraguchi

  

• Innovative small businesses need a bigger role at COPs

  28 September 2023

  The COP process needs to listen to the voices of innovative small businesses if net zero is to be delivered, Jan Lozek writes

  

• Berkshire Hills: Issuing a sustainable bond is a 'no brainer'

  27 September 2023

  Berkshire Hills hopes its ground-breaking sustainability bond will be followed by others, but the US community bank's Gary Levante tells Ahren Lester the market needs a small and mid-cap 'evolution'

  

• The importance of developing sustainability reporting standards for the public sector

  26 September 2023

  As the baseline for private sector sustainability reporting is finalized, the public sector has started to build on this to address its own specific needs, writes Ian Carruthers

  

• Acciona: Impact in the sustainable bond market is very low

  25 September 2023

  Frustrated by the limited impact of sustainable bonds, the Spain-based conglomerate has published an additionality-focused framework it hopes will help transform the market. Ahren Lester reports