Archive

  • GIB backs £107m waste-to-energy project

    05 November 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has taken a major equity stake in a waste-to-energy plant in Northern Ireland.

  • EF BRIEFS: Union Group, BlackRock, HomeStreet, Chinese cement

    01 November 2015

    The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) has agreed to invest $3.5 million in two hydro plants in Peru.

  • More than $5bn committed to Divest Invest

    03 July 2015

    More than $5 billion has been committed to a campaign to divest from fossil fuel companies and invest the freed up capital in the low-carbon economy.

  • EAPF names sustainable equity mandate winners after extensive search

    02 July 2015

    The UK's Environment Agency pension fund (EAPF) has selected four asset managers for its global sustainability equity mandate after a wide-ranging search.

  • Quotes of the Quarter

    26 June 2015

    Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the second quarter of 2015.

  • BlackRock buys UK solar farm from SPI

    10 June 2015

    BlackRock's UK renewables fund has brought the newly built, 9.3MW, Grange Farm solar power project from Chinese renewables firm Solar Power Inc (SPI) for an undisclosed sum.

  • Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation

    20 May 2015

    The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.

  • BlackRock buys another wind farm from REG

    20 February 2015

    BlackRock has bought a wind farm in the UK for an enterprise value £24.4 million ($37.5 million).

  • Sustainability delivers decade of success for Generation

    30 December 2014

    Integrating sustainability into investment decisions can give a boost to returns, David Blood, of Generation Investment Management, tells Graham Cooper

  • BlackRock buys wind farm from Arise

    13 November 2014

    BlackRock has bought its third wind energy project in Europe in recent weeks.