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Sustainability fund breaks through €400m barrier
09 January 2014A sustainability fund run by a German family office has seen its firepower pass the €400 million ($544.1 million) mark.
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Japanese trading firm buys 90% stake in US wind project
08 January 2014One of Japan's largest trading houses has acquired a 90% stake in a wind farm developed by EDF Renewable Energy.
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Notenstein launches 10 sustainable funds
07 January 2014Notenstein Private Bank has launched 10 sustainable equity funds, marking the first time it has offered such products to institutional investors.
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Tidal power firm is latest to plan public listing
07 January 2014A tidal power project developer and turbine maker is the latest renewables company to eye a stock market flotation.
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2014 to 'mark beginnings of new climate change agenda' – HSBC
06 January 2014Pressure to cut investment in new coal assets will grow, and the march of the green bond market will continue in 2014, as the "beginnings of a new climate agenda" emerge, analysts at HSBC have forecast.
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BlackRock's renewables infrastructure fund 'reaches close'
06 January 2014Asset manager BlackRock's first renewable energy infrastructure fund has reportedly reached a final close.
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Brazil's first solar auction completed
03 January 2014The Brazilian state of Pernambuco has awarded developers contracts to build 123MW of solar power for an average price of R$229 (US$96) in the country's first solar auction.
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$800bn 'oil fund' manager sets up climate change and water reporting framework
03 January 2014The manager of Norway's NOK5 trillion ($800 billion) 'oil fund' has created frameworks to analyse and compare the quality of corporate reporting on climate change and water risks.
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Calculating carbon: how emissions data is driving investment decisions
02 January 2014Data reported by companies on their greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly being seen as 'material' by investors. Graham Cooper reports
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Most Chinese funds believe good ESG improves financial returns
23 December 2013The majority of Chinese mutual funds believe that companies that take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues seriously generate better financial returns, a survey has revealed.