Archive

  • UNEP FI names two new co-chairs

    25 June 2013

    Madeleine Ronquest, head of environmental and social risk management at FirstRand Group, and David Pitt-Watson, senior strategic advisor at Inflection Point Capital Management, have been appointed co-chairs of the UNEP Finance Initiative.

  • Green Climate Fund makes private sector appointment

    21 June 2013

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has appointed a private sector representative ahead of its upcoming meeting, where observers hope significant progress on establishing the fund's business model will be made.

  • Asia's richest man buys waste-to-energy firm

    17 June 2013

    A group of companies owned by Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing has bought a Dutch waste treatment company for HK$9.7 billion (US$1.27 billion).

  • Leading entrepreneurs form sustainable business partnership

    13 June 2013

    A group of leading entrepreneurs has launched a not-for-profit initiative to campaign for sustainable business models.

  • Insurer launches weather risk desk

    11 June 2013

    Bermuda-based insurance firm Axis Capital Holdings has hired two veterans of the weather risk markets to launch its weather and commodity markets desk.

  • People moves summer 2013

    11 June 2013

    The latest appointments in the environmental markets.

  • New head for European Environment Agency

    04 June 2013

    The European Environment Agency, which provides information to policymakers in the European Commission and its member states, has appointed a new executive director.

  • Playing the long game

    03 June 2013

    ING's Stephen Hibbert talks to Peter Cripps about the enormous potential of energy efficiency, and how he is positioning the bank to take full advantage when the market finally scales up.

  • Senior weather risk appointment made

    03 June 2013

    A subsidiary of OTC Global Holdings has hired a new weather markets director.

  • EcoSecurities reduces headcount, again

    16 May 2013

    Project developer EcoSecurities has reduced its headcount again, Environmental Finance has learned.