Archive

  • Why investors need to start accounting for natural capital

    23 February 2018

    There is an increasing awareness that natural capital can no longer be taken for granted, and can lead to a better understanding of both risks and opportunities, argues James Hulse

  • The growing case for conservation finance

    Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports

  • First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market

    06 February 2017

    A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities while making a commercial return for investors has begun marketing.

  • Sustainable forestry - a budding market

    10 March 2016

    Investors are increasingly seeing the merits of sustainable forestry. There are numerous ways to invest in this asset class, as Peter Cripps reports

  • Althelia becomes first foreign investor in Brazilian forestry firm

    23 September 2015

    The UK's Althelia Climate Fund has invested €11.5 million ($12.8 million) in a company seeking to combat deforestation in Brazil.

  • Results: Environmental Finance's 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards

    01 April 2015

    Environmental Finance has revealed the winners of its 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards.

  • Deals of the Year 2015

    01 April 2015

    The low-interest, low-yield environment of recent years has been a curse for many investors, but it has, at least, helped advance renewables' cause.

  • Sustainable Forestry: Credit Suisse/Althelia Ecosphere's Nature Conservation Notes

    01 April 2015

    The Nature Conservation Notes issued by Credit Suisse and Althelia Ecosphere in December are a novel impact investing product designed to help reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and promote sustainable agriculture.

  • Althelia raises €15m through Nature Conservation Notes

    12 January 2015

    A new investment product launched by Althelia Ecosphere and Credit Suisse has raised €15 million ($17.8 million) to be invested in ecosystem preservation projects.

  • John Kerry announces US backing for $134m of Althelia forestry loans

    28 May 2014

    US government guarantees will enable the Althelia Climate Fund to offer $133.8 million in commercial loans to forest conservation projects in developing countries, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Carbon Expo conference in Cologne.