Fasten your seatbelts: Aviation’s investment flows may well turn green
Could the aviation sector’s investment structures turn entirely green? The EU firmly believes €820bn in sustainable cashflows are ready for take off
Greenwash
Better World Series #7 Kingsmill Bond
A look at the energy transition and the dangers of remaining heavily invested in fossil fuels with Kingsmill Bond, energy strategist, RMI
Seven reasons why policymakers aren’t accelerating the green transition
Net Zero Investor kicks off its Putting a Price on Pollution Series by looking at why policymakers are reluctant to implement stronger anti-pollution policies
Will 2023 be the year of corporate greenhushing?
If 2022 was the year of waging war against greenwashing, then 2023 could be when we see the unintended consequences – with greenhushing starting to grow.
Better World Series #5 Dieter Helm
A look at the state of the financial industry's approach to the climate crisis and more with Professor Dieter Helm
Dirty funds: show your true colours
Dirty investment funds do not have to give any warning about the damage that they are inflicting. Funds that claim to be sustainable, on the other hand, do need to show explicitly what that claim is based on. It is high time to repair this flaw, argue Hadewych Kuiper and Hans Stegeman.
‘The Net Zero Investor Podcast – The public to private effect on net zero in private equity
A look at the public to private effect on net zero in private equity
SGX: sorting the green from the greenwashed
The Singapore Stock Exchange has launched an initiative to identify fixed-income securities that are sustainable and not promoted using exaggerated claims.
Will a code of conduct bring clarity to ESG data?
Christopher Marchant talks to the Financial Conduct Authority’s Mark Manning on what the UK regulator’s proposed ESG code of conduct means for responsible investors.
How corporate lobbying is coming under greater pressure
With the world’s top polluters actively lobbying governments on climate change policy, investors are now paying this corporate behaviour greater attention.
What is the state of play with sustainability-linked bonds?
Net Zero Investor explores the ‘growing pains’ affecting the sustainability-linked bonds market amid greenwashing concerns.
FCA’s disclosure proposals call for ‘higher ambition and intentionality’
The UK regulator’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements will introduce a tougher regime for retail and institutional investors.
Factoring in the net-zero consumer
HSBC’s rebuke by the UK’s advertising regulator highlights how the relationship between consumers and asset managers must change.