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  • GIB invests £461m in UK offshore wind

    31 March 2014

    The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) will invest £461 million ($766 million) in UK offshore wind, via two projects.

  • EIB raises £500m in its first Sterling green bond

    28 March 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Sterling-denominated green bond, raising £500 million ($831 million).

  • Abandon quarterly reporting, McKinsey head tells firms and investors

    27 March 2014

    Companies should abandon quarterly reporting, according to the head of consultancy McKinsey & Co, as he claimed asset managers and asset owners hold the key to pushing corporates away from short-term thinking.

  • The next generation

    27 March 2014

    US President Barack Obama is forging ahead with federal guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Katie Kouchakji looks at what form the standards could take, the implications for investors

  • Forestry fund inks first deal

    24 March 2014

    A recently closed forestry fund has made its first investment.

  • Largest wind project in Africa secures €623m in financing

    24 March 2014

    The biggest clean power energy project in Africa has taken a major leap forward by signing €623 million ($859.6 million) in financing to allow it move it into the construction phase.

  • Pattern raises C$820 million debt for wind farm

    21 March 2014

    California-based energy company Pattern Energy is reported to have raised C$820 million ($728 million) of debt to finance a wind farm.

  • Exxon Mobil to report on 'stranded assets' risk

    21 March 2014

    Energy giant Exxon Mobil has bowed to shareholder pressure to report on how it assesses the risk of its fossil fuel reserves becoming 'stranded assets' as a result of action to combat climate change.

  • Unilever issues £250m green bond

    20 March 2014

    Consumer goods giant Unilever has issued its first green bond, raising £250 million ($413 million) to help it invest in efficient factories.

  • GreenStream completes first China energy efficiency project

    19 March 2014

    Asset manager GreenStream has completed its first energy efficiency project in China, hailing the development a milestone for its ambitious expansion plans in the country.