Green hydrogen is finally showing its true colours
We look at what is driving recent heightened interest in hydrogen as a clean alternative to fossil fuels, the catalysts required for it to become a viable solution, and the opportunities this might present from an infrastructure point of view.
Funding Europe’s green infrastructure finance gap
Environmental, social and governance investing has received huge policy support, particularly in Europe where the build out of green infrastructure has been impressive. We look at four major investment themes this presents.
Asia Quarterly Bulletin – Spring 2021
In this issue we explore the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, what Biden might mean for Asia and much more.
European sustainable infrastructure – in a sweet spot
Infrastructure is critical to a well-functioning economy and society, but not all infrastructure assets are created equal.
The electric revolution’s coming, and it’s on two wheels
The Asia-Pacific region’s
e-bike industry is ideally
placed to be a driving force
in the electric revolution
globally.
Summer slumber soothes markets
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Discovering which business models will prosper after the pandemic
Negative, unchanged and positive impacts
Research, research, research…
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Tracking the pandemic – the challenges of interpreting fast-changing data
“The Covid-19 pandemic is generating huge quantities of case count data as the
disease advances around the world. We have seen countries and regions that were hit earliest move through the initial peak and into a period of declining incidence, while those affected more recently are still recording rapid rises in infections and fatalities. But the data raises as many questions as it answers.”
Shipping: A social industry making environmental strides
Transport assets remind us that, within ESG investing, ‘S’ can be just as important as ‘E’ and ‘G’, and focussing on the environment and governance at the expense of social aspects can be detrimental