Business
Exploring efforts to make global trade and investment more sustainable
Why China’s clean energy need not fear US tariffs
Compared to its other export industries, China’s cleantech is much less vulnerable to Trump administration trade measures
In focus: Finance for biodiversity
Climate-focused investors risk missing a nature dividend
Investments that benefit both climate and nature are so far receiving only 8% of the money they need
‘Counting nature’: aligning finance with nature’s needs
Financial institutions must act quickly to measure their impacts on nature and safeguard the ecosystems we all rely on
Investors see missing data as key hurdle for biodiversity action
Financial institutions must better understand their exposure to biodiversity risks so they can take steps to reduce these through company divestment or engagement
Capital markets can defuse Covid-fuelled debt crisis with nature performance bonds
New sovereign debt should be linked to nature performance to help tackle the interlocking crises of nature loss, climate change and coronavirus
