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  • Impax rides out equity market turmoil

    09 October 2015

    Impax Asset Management said its listed equity funds all outperformed the MSCI All Country World Index in the year to 30 September, despite unusual market volatility in the final quarter.

  • Canadian Solar buys C$270m of solar from KKR

    05 October 2015

    Canadian Solar has bought a fleet of solar plants from private equity firm KKR in a C$270 million ($204 million) deal.

  • Impax devises methodology for quantifying 'green alpha' in buildings

    01 October 2015

    UK-based environmentally themed impact investor Impax Asset Management has devised a "ground breaking" methodology for quantifying the 'green alpha' from improving a building's energy efficiency.

  • Profile: KBC Eco Fund - Water

    01 October 2015

    Water funds, such as the KBC Eco Fund – Water, have performed strongly in recent years. But many stocks in the sector are now looking expensive, the fund manager tells Graham Cooper

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • Joule Assets signs insurance deal to support energy saving projects

    30 September 2015

    Joule Assets, a US company which specialises in financing energy efficiency projects, can now offer insurance against projects failing to deliver the expected savings, thanks to an agreement it has reached with US insurer Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB).

  • Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

    29 September 2015

    Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.

  • Impax refinances non-recourse debt for Polish wind

    28 September 2015

    Impax Asset Management claims it has completed the first non-recourse debt refinancing for wind energy in Poland after a period of regulatory instability in the country.

  • People moves

    24 September 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at HSBC, CDP, RobecoSAM, Impax, MSCI and the World Bank.

  • Volkswagen warned to fasten seatbelt for ESG rating downgrades

    23 September 2015

    The emissions scandal that has engulfed Volkswagen (VW) has left the company staring down the barrel of a downgrade from some environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysts.