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  • BoA climate risk disclosure plan supported by 15% of shareholders

    09 May 2014

    Over 15% of shareholders at Bank of America (BofA) have supported a proposal to improve environmental impact disclosure at the bank.

  • Neil Woodford buys stake in Leaf Clean Energy

    09 May 2014

    Neil Woodford, arguably the UK's most famous fund manager, has taken a significant share in a US-based company that invests in renewables firms.

  • €35m raised for Irish energy efficiency fund as it inks first deal

    09 May 2014

    The Irish government has launched an energy efficiency fund after reaching a €35 million ($48 million) first close, with more than half the capital coming from the private sector.

  • Free fund managers from 'tyranny of benchmarks', says former Schroders CIO

    08 May 2014

    Asset managers must be freed from the "tyranny" of being measured against benchmark indexes to help them address the risk of stranded carbon assets in their portfolios, a former chief investment officer at Schroders has claimed.

  • Power to the people

    08 May 2014

    Steven McNab and Jessica Holt review the benefits and barriers associated with greater use of decentralised energy generation.

  • Asia Green Capital gets IFC support for Indonesian renewables projects

    08 May 2014

    Asia Green Capital Partners, a Singapore-based investment firm, has entered an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop wind and solar projects in south-east Asia, particularly Indonesia.

  • $1.1trn of oil investment faces stranded asset risk, warns report

    08 May 2014

    Most of the oil reserves at risk of becoming 'stranded' as a result of action to curb climate change are held by private companies, warns a report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

  • EnerCap attracts cornerstone investor for CHP fund, eyes first close

    07 May 2014

    EnerCap Capital Partners said it has attracted "a cornerstone investor" to a fund that aims to back the construction of combined heat and power (CHP) plants and district heating.

  • Camradata ties up with Indian company to boost ESG advice

    06 May 2014

    Camradata, a provider of independent advice to institutional investors, has signed an exclusive European agreement with Indian research company Solaron Sustainability Services to boost its capacity to analyse environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.

  • Abengoa secures 25% interest in Chinese water firm

    06 May 2014

    Sustainable technology company Abengoa has gained a further foothold in China with the acquisition of a 25% stake in Beijing-based wastewater firm GreenTech.