HSBC launches green loan programme for smaller businesses in Singapore
The Singapore arm of FTSE 100-listed banking giant HSBC has launched green loan programme for smaller businesses in the city state.
Energy efficiency fund buys $110m US portfolio
Investment fund SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has completed its $110 million acquisition of a 50% stake in a US industrial portfolio.
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust buys US portfolio stake for $110m
Energy efficiency investment fund SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has agreed to buy a 50% stake in a US industrial portfolio for $110 million in cash.
Environmental groups target US corporates for climate change action
Eleven environmental groups have sent an open letter to the CEOs of US businesses urging them to step up their action on climate change.
Key COP21 target for ratification reached
The Paris climate deal moved a step closer to becoming law today after the number of countries that ratified it hit 60.
Prices down, but optimism up
Prices have come under renewed pressure, say the winners of this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings, but growing interest from corporates offers reasons for hope. Peter Cripps reports
Winners of Environmental Finance's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings see better times ahead
Sentiment in the voluntary carbon market remains bullish despite prices continuing to come under pressure, according to the latest survey of the market by Environmental Finance.
Voting opens for the Annual Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings
For the sixth year, Environmental Finance is conducting its annual rankings of the voluntary carbon markets. The survey, which opens today, is asking for views on the leading project developers, traders, wholesalers, advisors, verifiers and other service providers in the space.
Voluntary carbon leaders look on the bright side
The dominant players in the voluntary carbon market are optimistic about the future, despite a decline in volumes and prices between 2012 and 2013, according to the latest survey of the market by Environmental Finance.