Topic

certification

Discover 45 articles exploring certification, from foundational concepts to advanced strategies and real-world applications.

12 min read·

Deep dive: Insurance & risk transfer — a buyer's guide: how to evaluate solutions (Angle 6)

For sustainability leads in the United States looking to incorporate insurance and risk‑transfer into climate resilience plans, this guide offers a structured approach to evaluating solutions. It explains what parametric and micro‑insurance products are, why they are increasingly critical as climate risks mount, and how emerging standards and procurement guidelines shape buyer requirements. The article compares the fastest‑moving subsegments, from smallholder micro‑insurance and municipal parametric policies to regional risk pools and hybrid indemnity‑parametric covers, and highlights what works and where challenges remain. Finally, it provides a practical framework for evaluating insurance offerings and a next‑steps checklist to help organisations move from concept to adoption.

10 min read·

Myth-busting carbon markets & offsets integrity - hidden trade-offs & how to manage them

Carbon offsets and voluntary carbon markets promise to unlock finance for climate and nature projects, yet they also carry hidden trade-offs. Many credits are issued for activities that would have happened anyway, fail to guarantee long-term carbon storage or overlook displacement effects. Investors who rely on imperfect offsets risk reputational and financial backlash, while climate goals suffer when credits don’t deliver real reductions. This myth-busting guide explains the flaws and opportunities in today’s carbon markets and provides a framework for UK investors to navigate them responsibly.