Investment
Climate disclosure: HSBC raises alarm over low levels of TCFD awareness
New survey confirms ESG investment is now firmly in the mainstream, but understanding of new climate disclosure guidelines remains worryingly low
Could the private sector help unpick the climate finance deadlock?
Global climate talks are once again stumbling over the issue of finance - could the private sector help restore progress, asks AECOM's Robert Spencer
Pensions: Government beefs up climate risk obligations
New DWP regulations will require pension fund trustees to explain approach to ESG and climate risk factors in investment decisions
World Bank renews SDG bonds partnership
Partnership with banking giant BNP Paribas and SYZ will see new equity bond offering that links returns to performance of companies advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Green Bond Pledge: Global regions, businesses, and pension funds join as founding signatories
Pledge asks cities, local governments and corporations to account for climate risk when designing future infrastructure and capital projects
Green New Deal: Group steps up calls for low carbon infrastructure stimulus package
A decade on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, campaigners are again calling on the government to boost the economy through a 'Green New Deal'
The $7tr opportunity: Investors urged to step up pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals
New report from Global Impact Investing Network warns a step change in investment levels is needed if the world is to meet its development goals
Join the green business debate this autumn
Reserve your place now at the BusinessGreen Leaders Summit and Briefings, ahead of a crucial three months for the UK's green economy
Carbon trading rules meet socialist sticking point
Progress on market rules for climate credits faces 'a giant sticking point' as Venezuela and others push for similar progress on 'non-market' tools in Bangkok
Meet the bin lorry that might just change the world
Projections that decarbonisation could give the global economy a $26tr boost might sound far-fetched, but a humble bin lorry proves they are anything but
Why TCFD matters: Bridging the sustainable investment chasm
Ahead of BusinessGreen's inaugural half day conference on navigating the guidelines from the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, James Murray explores why the guidelines are so significant
Survey: Investors keen to increase exposure to green assets
One in three investors plan to increase their exposure to sustainable investments over the next two years, according to new survey
Global green bond market tipped for record year
Briefing paper from SEB suggests that after a sluggish summer the global green bonds market is poised to return to solid growth
Schroders: Investors struggling to apply sustainability 'at the coalface'
Major survey of top investors finds sustainability is a growing consideration in decision-making, but major challenges still need to be overcome to make it a mainstream issue
World Bank to launch first sustainable water bond
First in a new series of Sustainable Development Goal bonds issued by the World Bank will aim to fund projects that promote clean water and healthy oceans
UN to fight for future of carbon offset scheme
Amid calls for the Clean Development Mechanism to be axed, the UN climate chief has weighed in on its behalf
SSE issues €650m green bond
Second major green bond issue from energy giant aims to fund fresh wave of renewables development
20 reasons the UN's carbon offset video was a terrible idea
'Breathe easy'? Really? Is that what you want to go with?
New soy financing initiative aims to beef up protection for Cerrado forests
Bunge, Banco Santander Brasil, and The Nature Conservancy join forces to launch new programme designed to help curb Brazilian deforestation
Analysts hail €20 EU carbon price as 'tipping point' for wind and solar competitiveness
Sandbag research suggests new onshore wind and solar projects can now compete with short term costs of generating power from existing coal and gas plants
EU carbon price clears €20 for first time since 2008
EU ETS carbon price breaks €20 per tonne mark, as demand increases ahead of looming market reforms
IOSCO under fire for failure to set direction for climate risk disclosure
Body representing securities regulators around the world faces criticism from investors for 'staying silent' on climate risk disclosure
World's cleanest firms enjoy solid growth, even as tariff wars start to bite
Stock value of Clean200 list, which ranks firms according to their clean energy revenues, falls behind fossil fuel benchmark due to solar tariffs and a surge in oil prices
Global sustainability projects receive $100,000 each to advance SDGs
UN-backed P4G initiative to provide $100,000 funding to 11 projects in 2018 focusing on food and agriculture, water, energy, cities and the circular economy
