Finance & Investing
Clean up mining, while addressing an undersupply of energy transition minerals
Investors must engage strategically across the whole mining sector to ensure it is able to play the role society demands of it. Read More
Green bonds are big business for climate investors
Can financial instruments such as green bonds and other sustainability-related financial instruments deliver enough financing for a multi-trillion-dollar energy transition? Read More
Hot property: Why the financial sector must lead real estate decarbonization
The Inflation Reduction Act is pushing to remove natural gas use in homes, but it's mostly up to industry to advance electrification for commercial buildings. Read More
Unleashing the power of gender-smart climate investing in developed markets
With little capital flowing in established economies, and increasing urgency, the time to move money in this direction is now. Read More
How much stock can we put into portfolio emission goals?
A new report by Universal Owner Initiatives suggests fatal flaws in the use of portfolio emissions measurement as a means to real net zero. Read More
$9.6 trillion in corporate risk over nature loss? What investors should know
Which industries are most at risk, why it’s hard to measure nature and what is the new meaning of “good business sense." Read More
We need to value natural capital
The issues of natural capital, staying within planetary boundaries, green growth and degrowth are where conversations around finance are headed. Read More
Most green index funds aren't aligned with the Paris Agreement
Sustainable passive funds attracted a record $69 billion in net flows in 2021 — but their growth has raised question. Read More
How Japan is becoming a responsible investment success story
Japan's big increase in sustainable investment assets from 2016 to 2020 means it accounts for 8 percent of the $35.3 trillion from the five major markets of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australasia and Japan. Read More
Episode 334: The NAACP's new ESG fund, carbon crediting considered
In this episode, we chat with NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, debate Microsoft's policy priorities, and wonder why solar panel recycling options are so limited. Read More
