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  • Chinese analysts call for differential pricing for green bonds

    25 March 2015

    Policy-makers should ensure green debt products enjoy a price advantage over conventional debt, to encourage the growth of a green bond market in China, analysts say.

  • Howard Boyd is new chair of ShareAction

    25 February 2015

    Emma Howard Boyd will take over as chair of responsible investment charity ShareAction in April.

  • $760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind

    12 February 2015

    Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.

  • Sustainable investment mandates set to grow in Asia, bolstered by green bond market

    10 December 2014

    Investment mandates addressing climate change in Asia are expected to become "more important" over the next two years, say investors in the region.

  • Poultry giant wins funding for biomass boilers

    27 November 2014

    An energy efficiency fund managed by Sustainable Development Capital Limited (SDCL) has financed the installation of biomass heaters at a poultry farming giant.

  • HASI raises $62.6m of equity, beating target

    03 November 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has raised $62.6 million in an equity raise, beating its original target.

  • HASI makes $144m wind investment

    21 October 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has invested $144 million in a portfolio of 10 operating US wind projects owned by JP Morgan.

  • SRI strategies 'becoming the norm' in Europe, says Eurosif

    09 October 2014

    An estimated 41% of professionally managed assets in Europe are now subject to environmental, social or governance (ESG) exclusion policies, according to the latest study of the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) market.

  • People moves

    07 October 2014

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Actiam, Alliance Trust and Roth Capital Partners

  • Profile of Hannon Armstrong: A sustainable yield

    06 October 2014

    With its equity raisings, REIT structure and asset-backed securitisations, Hannon Armstrong is at the cutting edge of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy in the US. Its CEO Jeffrey Eckel tells Peter Cripps why mainstream investors are increasingly embracing its formula of sustainability and strong yields