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  • Energy efficient ships an 'attractive investment opportunity', says bank

    27 June 2013

    Investors are increasingly seeing retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies as an attractive opportunity, according to a bank, which is developing a finance mechanism for the activity.

  • Have solar stocks finally turned a corner?

    25 June 2013

    Many solar stocks have enjoyed a stellar start to 2013, with some having tripled in value. Could a brighter future for the long-suffering sector finally be in sight, asks Peter Cripps

  • MidAmerican increases bond issue to $1bn, reports say

    24 June 2013

    Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy has issued a $1 billion bond to finance a solar project in California, according to reports, substantially more than it had planned to raise.

  • Reasons for hope?

    24 June 2013

    On the face of it, there's plenty to be pessimistic about in the environmental markets at the moment.

  • 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).

  • MidAmerican plans $700m solar bond

    14 June 2013

    Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy is planning to issue a $700 million bond to help finance its 579MW solar photovoltaic project in California, according to rating agencies.

  • Reporting: the next generation

    13 June 2013

    The Global Reporting Initiative has launched the fourth generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines. What will be the impact on companies and investors, asks Jennifer Iansen-Rogers.

  • 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.

  • GIB assesses funding needs of anaerobic digestion

    11 June 2013

    The UK's fledgling anaerobic digestion market requires capital investment of about £650 million, according to the nation's Green Investment Bank.