Asset-based finance

In the third of four articles, we explore the catalysts that can accelerate the process by which nature markets mature, drawing on examples from renewable energy, water rights, carbon markets and forestry.

Geopolitics, technology and the energy transition are influencing where capital flows, and how investors think about risk, resilience and long-term returns.

Electric and self-driving cars, batteries and robotics are progressing in leaps and bounds. Our experts discuss the investment implications.

In the second of four articles, we explain how environmental importance does not automatically translate into investment readiness. Investor confidence in future revenues depends on market evidence, contractual certainty and a track record of delivery.

In our latest case study, we look at Glen Dye Moor, a 6,300-hectare site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. We intend to rejuvenate the land, simultaneously removing carbon from the atmosphere, and delivering financial outcomes for investors and social benefits for local communities.

Sustainability-related regulation is becoming an increasingly material driver of real estate investment decision-making, rather than just a compliance requirement. Jeremy Ho analyses the implications.

Regulation must recognise that sustainable investing incorporates more than the provision of sustainable funds alone.

In the first of four insights, we explain why natural capital is a foundational input into economic activity. Forests, soils, rivers, wetlands, oceans and biodiversity are productive assets that generate products such as timber or food and are natural regulators of water flows. 

In this latest edition of our series on the illiquidity premia, we assess the key themes driving private-debt pricing and market opportunities in Q2.

Aviva’s Investments, Wealth and Retirement business and Aviva Investors are working together to deliver financial and sustainable outcomes, connecting clients to their capital.

How can institutions forge impactful climate strategies that are right for them and their end beneficiaries? Our “Confidence in a changing climate” guide showcases some of the solutions we have developed to help. 

We believe understanding sustainability factors and trends is fundamental to effective asset management. This report sets out our approach and includes an overview of our holistic stewardship activities over the past year

In our Q1 2026 deep dive, our research team crunched the data to explore how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private debt returns.

In 2026, a lot of capital is chasing few genuinely deliverable infrastructure assets, while geopolitical turmoil is reshaping energy markets. Darryl Murphy, head of infrastructure, delves into what this means for investors.

Supporting employment, skills and training opportunities for local people produces lasting social value. But it is also key to delivering long-term investment returns.

In 2026, investors are targeting increases to their private market allocations. Debt is here to stay, but equity is set to regain ground.