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  • SoftBank, BlackRock invest in ESG data firm

    03 December 2021

    Sustainability data firm Clarity AI has raised $50 million in its latest funding round led by Tokyo-based SoftBank Group.

  • News Round Up: One Planet, UK infrastructure bank, Green REIT Index, and more

    23 November 2020

  • SoftBank to launch $100m fund to invest in 'people of colour'

    04 June 2020

    SoftBank plans to launch a $100 million fund to invest in "companies led by founders and entrepreneurs of colour", it said in a note to employees.

  • Asian investors commit $930m to develop Indian solar projects

    03 April 2018

    Japan's SoftBank and Chinese company GCL System Integration Technology have agreed to form a $930 million joint venture to develop solar photovoltaic technology in India.

  • Financing India's renewables revolution

    29 December 2015

    India plans to build 175GW of renewables by 2022, requiring billions of dollars of capital. What are the opportunities for non-Indian investors, asks Peter Cripps

  • Middle East investor commits to 1GW Indian solar venture

    08 October 2015

    Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Group and the Indian engineering conglomerate Aditya Birla Group have partnered to form a gigawatt capacity solar joint venture, to bid for projects in Indian national and state auctions.

  • SoftBank, Bharti and Foxconn plan $20bn Indian renewable JV

    24 June 2015

    Japanese telecoms firm SoftBank, Indian conglomerate Bharti and Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxxconn are planning to invest $20 billion in Indian renewable energy through a new joint venture.