ESG investors want to see evidence that their money is making a difference. It could be putting a dampener on banks’ appetite for issuing social bonds.

The burgeoning industry demands instant experts, but everyone has to start somewhere.

It has the backing of Prince Charles, as well as several big names in banking – but will the Financial Services Taskforce contribute anything new to the fight against climate change?

Polish companies have been behind the curve when it comes to sustainability. A reinvigorated Warsaw Stock Exchange plans to bring them up to speed.

East Capital co-founder Karine Hirn began her investing career in Russia in the 1990s before moving to China to head up the firm’s Asian expansion. She discusses the challenges of the Chinese market, why eastern Europe has the edge on corporate boards and why governance is key to ESG.

Brazil should be well placed to benefit from renewed interest in forestry projects, but the country’s restrictive land laws could lead foreign investment to flow elsewhere.

As policymakers worry about achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, companies and asset managers are still working out how to make sense of them.

Fears over greenwashing claims have often dissuaded issuers from the Middle East from entering the sustainable bond markets. That could be set to change.

If the market for sustainable finance is ever to achieve true scale, it needs to crack the tough nut of sustainable trade finance solutions.

Previously known as reverse factoring, sustainable supply-chain finance is one of the products currently generating the most interest among both banks and their corporate clients.

The US president’s prompt action in rejoining the Paris Agreement has given encouragement to environmentalists at home and abroad. What should be next on his green hit list?

LatAm has seen a surge in ESG bond issuance this year, as banks and corporates play catch up in the sector.

Critics question whether the bloc’s taxonomy will work for emerging Europe.

A ban by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on banks denying services to whole sectors could hit their corporate responsibility efforts

Asset managers and owners are scrutinizing firms’ climate commitments like never before, as HSBC is discovering.

UK bank urged to set timeline for fossil-fuel financing phase-out.

From Covid relief funds to the COP26 climate summit, sustainability is expected to dominate the global agenda this year as never before.

Its ambitions require an estimated $1 trillion annual spend and only 10% to 15% of this will be met by the government.

The battle for control of Petropavlovsk has been raging since the board and management were unexpectedly voted out at the AGM in June. But only now has it become clear the role a conversion of bonds may have played. At issue are allegations of unequal bondholder treatment.

Critics of the US firm’s appointment to consult on integrating ESG into EU banking regulation have welcomed a damning report by the bloc’s ombudsman. But does it miss the point?

In January, the US will usher in a new president and new era in climate policy and green finance.

Volumes of sustainability-linked bonds are predicted to increase during the next year. The model, combined with developing data and disclosures, could help embed sustainability across finance.

The Swiss asset and wealth manager’s Natural Capital fund, launched on Monday, is a first of its kind in the public equity markets.

A global green recovery is still a distant ambition, but leadership across sectors is slowly coming together.

As the world cheered news of a potential Covid-19 vaccine in early November, important steps were being taken on equitable manufacture and distribution as well.

One of the biggest capital markets stories this year has been the rise of social bonds.

One of the solutions to the looming sovereign debt crisis could be to link financing to natural capital or climate adaptation.

The sheer weight of investor demand for sovereign issuance means that the UK government could be warming up to the idea of a green gilt.

Arguments over the definition of impact miss the point in a rapidly growing market.

The social bond market has boomed as public-sector borrowers raise funding to mitigate the pandemic. Now they need to become long-term options for both banks and corporates.