Global Environment Fund (GEF) has raised $160 million into its Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund, exceeding its target of $150 million.
Companies in less carbon-intensive industry sectors are set to face growing scrutiny from consumers and policy-makers on the environmental impacts of their supply chains, according to index and investment research provider MSCI.
Thirty-two towns and cities have bid to host the UK’s planned Green Investment Bank (GIB), although experts say the ultimate decision is likely to be as much political as practical.
Wermuth Asset Management has raised €110 million ($144 million) into a fund to invest in clean-tech companies targeting the Russian Federation, with a focus on Tatarstan.
If 2010’s Cancún climate talks brought the UN negotiations back from the brink, December’s Durban meeting put them back on track, goes the consensus. But how much closer does the Durban Platform bring us to a comprehensive climate treaty – and does it matter? Mark Nicholls reports
A private equity fund investing in renewable energy in southern Africa has attracted investment from development banks including the German Development Finance Institution and Dutch development bank FMO.
The value of clean-tech venture capital investments in the US fell slightly last year after a slower fourth quarter, according to consulting firm Ernst & Young.
Multinational companies are failing to encourage similar levels of emissions reductions in their supply chains as they are managing in their own operations – despite high levels of supply-chain climate risk.
Index provider MSCI has launched sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings to complement traditional analysis of the credit worthiness of 90 countries.
Just two days before the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule was due to come into effect, a federal court slammed on the brakes. Gloria Gonzalez reports on latest dose of regulatory uncertainty for US utilities and emissions markets
The imposition of tariffs on Chinese solar imports by the US would have a “devastating” effect on the sector and the overall economy, which could be worsened if the Chinese retaliate, according to a new report.
We are entering “the age of bonds” as a result of current financial crisis, Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, told a side event at the World Economic Forum in Davos last Thursday.
The announcement yesterday by insurer Aviva that it is to close its sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) equities desk is part of a wider realignment of the fund management industry, and does not reflect on the health of the SRI market, according to the head of UKSIF.
The decision by Spain’s government to suspend its renewable energy subsidy scheme will add to pressure on developers and equipment manufacturers, but is likely to be a positive for the country’s clean energy generators, according to analysts.
US environmental and renewable energy credit markets are anxiously awaiting a crucial CFTC ruling. Felicity Carus reports
Business and environmental lobby groups have responded to a Commission working paper on emission targets by urging the adoption of more ambitious climate goals and limiting the supply of Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances.
Mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals in the renewables market rose 40% last year, “driven by industry shake-out”, says consultancy PwC.
US water infrastructure is crumbling, inefficient and unsustainable. But it also offers enormous opportunities for far-sighted investors, says Sharlene Leurig
The UK government has invested £110 million ($157 million) into two new commercial funds, aiming to leverage in at least £3 billion of private capital for green investments in developing countries.
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