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  • An agenda for emerging markets

    09 January 2014

    The strong economic growth of emerging markets makes them alluring to investors, but they also present a unique set of challenges. Rory Sullivan explores the frontiers of responsible investment

  • Sustainability fund breaks through €400m barrier

    09 January 2014

    A sustainability fund run by a German family office has seen its firepower pass the €400 million ($544.1 million) mark.

  • Japanese trading firm buys 90% stake in US wind project

    08 January 2014

    One of Japan's largest trading houses has acquired a 90% stake in a wind farm developed by EDF Renewable Energy.

  • Notenstein launches 10 sustainable funds

    07 January 2014

    Notenstein Private Bank has launched 10 sustainable equity funds, marking the first time it has offered such products to institutional investors.

  • Tidal power firm is latest to plan public listing

    07 January 2014

    A tidal power project developer and turbine maker is the latest renewables company to eye a stock market flotation.

  • 2014 to 'mark beginnings of new climate change agenda' – HSBC

    06 January 2014

    Pressure 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.

  • BlackRock's renewables infrastructure fund 'reaches close'

    06 January 2014

    Asset manager BlackRock's first renewable energy infrastructure fund has reportedly reached a final close.

  • Brazil's first solar auction completed

    03 January 2014

    The 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.

  • $800bn 'oil fund' manager sets up climate change and water reporting framework

    03 January 2014

    The 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.

  • Calculating carbon: how emissions data is driving investment decisions

    02 January 2014

    Data reported by companies on their greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly being seen as 'material' by investors. Graham Cooper reports