Results for archive, analysis, Policy, 6
In the first of his monthly columns for Environmental Finance, Simon Zadek outlines his five-point proposal for aligning major financial flows with nature outcomes
Natural Capital,Policy
Is the dramatic growth of renewables and other green stocks over the past year justified, or will it come crashing back down to earth, asks Peter Cripps
Equity,Policy
There are growing calls for ecocide to be recognised as an offence under the Rome Statute, which would mean individuals - including the heads of companies - could find themselves prosecuted by the International Criminal Court, says Aidan Ellis
Policy
Ian Simm shares some of his learnings from 20 years' experience of creating taxonomies.
ESG,Investment,Policy,Stranded Assets
The Taskforce on scaling voluntary carbon markets will next week publish its final recommendations. Annabelle Palmer spoke with market participants to hear their thoughts on the proposals outlined so far
Carbon,Natural Capital,Policy
Donald Trump has left significant ESG policy holes to repair in the US for the administration of Joe Biden, reports Ahren Lester
ESG,Investment,Policy
Communication around the EU's sustainability regulations must improve to show they are 'not scary', Refinitiv's Elena Philipova tells Ahren Lester
ESG,Policy
Institutional investors can help companies adopt resilient strategies to avoid a replica of the Covid-19 crisis that they can ill afford, writes Nicola Bonucci
ESG,Investment,Policy
Russia has established a framework to 'green' the Russian economy, writes Alexey Miroshnichenko
Policy
Carbon market suggestions by Chinese officials on a global link and absolute emissions cap have surprised many, reports Ahren Lester, and indicate a rising ambition for the nationwide scheme under development
Carbon,Policy
The 'Next Generation EU' bailout fund is a model of green conditionality, and may be the shape of things to come, argues Jason Mitchell
Policy
Peter Cripps assesses some of the key trends in sustainable finance to look out for over the next year
Investment,Policy
Albina Soultanaeva, deputy head of markets department at Riksbank, answers some questions on its plans to incorporate sustainability considerations into its corporate bond buying programme
Policy
A green bond can help to shine a spotlight on a credible transition strategy. But it cannot substitute for one, argues Peter Cripps
Green Bonds,Policy
The draft criteria for the pioneering EU 'green list' has introduced a "big problem" for the market for green property bonds, Climate Bonds Initiative boss Sean Kidney tells Ahren Lester
Policy
The EU's trail blazing sustainability taxonomy passed another milestone, with the publication of the draft technical criteria, reports Ahren Lester. But divergences from the expert recommendations show that significant challenges face the closely watched 'green' list
Policy
Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the supply-side energy system, argues John Green
Investment,Policy
There was no blue wave, but there could yet be a green wave of investment, writes Peter Cripps
Policy
Ahead of Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 virtual conference next week, Jochen Krimphoff, deputy director of environmental finance at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), reflects on what the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan means for the sustainable fixed income market
Green Bonds,Policy
The proposal has received mixed responses from stakeholders fearful of a greenwashing exercise and the possible limited impact of the initiative. Vincent Huck speaks to the local regulator and industry stakeholders
Green Bonds,Policy