Trick or treat? Why microfinance requires a rethink
Microfinance can improve financial inclusion and help to alleviate poverty, but there are concerns at the negative impact this form of finance might have.
SDGs
SDG Focus: Can FDI breathe life into the world’s oceans?
The 14th SDG concerns conserving and sustainably using oceans, seas and marine resources. Can FDI play a role in protecting the blue economy?
Better late than never? Why COP26 matters, to FDI markets and beyond
Whatever climate action is agreed at COP26, it will be too little, too late. Investment Monitor looks at how the event could influence FDI markets in coming years.
Business professionals see greenwashing as a major issue, but genuine net-zero action doesn’t have to mean red ink
Concerns continue around the major energy theme of sustainability and the ever-prevalent issue of greenwashing.
Companies need to up their climate game. Can FDI help them?
By focusing their FDI activities on climate change, investors have a better chance of future-proofing their companies and enhancing their reputations.
Is FDI making the climate crisis worse?
Can the historic link between FDI and carbon emissions be severed to create a more sustainable route to development?
White Papers
In conversation with Principles for Responsible Investment’s Fatima Hadj
Fatima Hadj, chair for Principles for Responsible Investment, discusses the importance of methodology in ESG strategies, and the rise of accountability and transparency in this field.
Opinion: Net zero could create more problems for humanity than it solves
Western leaders are pushing for net zero by 2050, but not enough thought is being given to where all the metals for the green transition will come from.
Soaring demand, rising prices… what now for the lithium market?
As the Taliban's advance through lithium-rich Afghanistan raises questions about the metal's supply, demand and price, Investment Monitor assesses the global picture.
Partner content
Weekly data: How much could sea levels rise in your city?
The recent UN IPCC report made for grim reading, with one of its findings being a rise in sea levels that will have a dramatic impact on some major cities.
SDG focus: Why investors can’t wait to take climate action
The 13th Sustainable Development Goal is in some ways the most urgent – to combat climate change and its impact upon the world. How can the world of FDI play its part in this fight?
How FDI can help in the fight against biodiversity loss
Biodiversity loss is one of the world's biggest environmental challenges, but how can investors – particularly in key fields such as agriculture, infrastructure, tourism and financial services – play a role in reversing this loss?
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