Archive

  • Aquila Capital and ECPI plan co-managed sustainability funds

    20 May 2014

    Aquila Capital, a German investment firm specialising in renewable energy, agriculture and forestry, has formed a partnership with Italy's ECPI, a provider of sustainability research, in a move that will result in the launch of a range of sustainable investment products.

  • Connecticut green bank in $30m PACE securitisation

    20 May 2014

    Connecticut's green bank has announced the securitisation and sale of a $30 million portfolio of transactions financed under its commercial clean energy initiative.

  • Georgian Co-Investment Fund makes first acquisition, $98m hydro project

    16 May 2014

    The Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF) has made its first investment, acquiring a hydro venture in Georgia for $98 million.

  • Sunrun raises $150m in equity

    16 May 2014

    Rooftop solar leasing firm Sunrun has secured $150 million in its latest round of equity fundraising.

  • EIB's latest 'tap' of Climate Awareness Bond takes total to €2.6bn

    15 May 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued another €350 million ($480 million) 'tap' of its euro-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) maturing in November 2019, taking the total outstanding to €2.6 billion.

  • US retail trust taps green bond market for first time

    14 May 2014

    Regency Centers is thought to be the first US real estate investment trust (REIT) to issue a publicly traded green bond, raising money to fund 'green' shopping centres.

  • GIB commits £7.5m to £15m London biogas plant

    13 May 2014

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing £7.5 million ($12.6 million) in an anaerobic digestion plant just outside London.

  • GDF Suez issues record breaking €2.5bn green bond

    13 May 2014

    GDF Suez has issued a record breaking €2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond in a transaction that was three-times oversubscribed despite being upsized to meet greater than expected demand.

  • Citi pledges $2.25bn to efficient and distributed energy projects

    12 May 2014

    Citi plans to step up its activities in US energy efficiency and distributed energy generation, after setting a new financing target of $2.25 billion, marking a significant increase on its previous goal.

  • People Moves

    08 May 2014

    The latest moves across the industry, including senior appointments at Climate Change Capital, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and SunEdison.