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Incentivising energy efficiency
22 May 2014The UK's pioneering CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme aims to reduce energy consumption in some of the nation's largest organisations. Alan Page outlines its achievements to date and explains how it has recently been revised.
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Vestas lands 226MW of US turbine orders
21 May 2014Vestas has secured two large wind turbine orders from the US this week, with a combined total capacity of 226MW.
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Corporate green bond issuance to hit $20bn in 2014, predicts S&P
21 May 2014The value of corporate green bond issues is set to grow to $20 billion in 2014, a new report from Standard & Poor's has predicted.
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Water investments could reach $1trn by 2020, says BAML
21 May 2014Rising demand for water could create investment opportunities amounting to $1 trillion by 2020, according to a leading equity analyst.
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Steven Falci joins Pax World
21 May 2014Sustainable investment firm Pax World has appointed Steven Falci as its chief investment officer.
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TIAA-CREF takes 50% stake in EDF solar project
20 May 2014US asset manager TIAA-CREF has bought a 50% stake in EDF's largest solar photovoltaic project.
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Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays
20 May 2014Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.
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Aquila Capital and ECPI plan co-managed sustainability funds
20 May 2014Aquila 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.
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Premier launches first SRI retail fund
20 May 2014Specialist investment manager The Premier Group has launched a new socially responsible investment (SRI) fund, its first to be geared towards retail investors.
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Trading Emissions returns a further £20m to shareholders
20 May 2014Shareholders in Trading Emissions, a London-listed environmental investment fund, are to receive a further payout of £20 million ($34 million), equivalent to 8 pence per share, as part of the company's winding-up process.