Archive

  • European sustainable investment grows, says Eurosif

    04 October 2012

    More money is flowing into sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) strategies in Europe, according to the latest figures from the European Forum for Sustainable Investment (Eurosif).

  • Clean energy M&A up in Q3, overall investments fall

    04 October 2012

    Four large deals in the recycling and waste sector prompted a quarterly rise in clean energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) figures, but project finance, private equity and public markets activity in the sector have all slumped to three-year lows, according to VB Research.

  • Pension funds targeted in climate disclosure campaign

    03 October 2012

    A campaign to encourage pension fund managers to reduce their exposure to climate risks is urging beneficiaries to write in and demand action.

  • Criminals hinder efforts to stop deforestation – UN

    02 October 2012

    Organised criminals are behind at least half of the logging in tropical countries, threatening efforts to combat climate change and conserve forests, and are using investment funds to mask illegal forestry activities, according to a UN report.

  • US power plants strained by heat, drought – UCS

    01 October 2012

    Power plants in the US have been strained by this summer's heat and drought, with operators having to reduce power production or shut down reactors, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

  • Risk management at a premium for Arctic gold rush – Verdantix

    27 September 2012

    Global warming and supportive government policies will drive a natural-resources "investment boom" in the Arctic, according to sustainability consultancy Verdantix – but it warns that an environmental disaster in the region would "crush a corporation".

  • Climate investor groups slammed for lack of cooperation

    26 September 2012

    The organiser of an initiative to get asset owners to disclose climate risks has blasted three investor groups that have declined to collaborate with it.

  • Soft commodities investors face 'quagmire' of environmental risks – WWF

    25 September 2012

    Investors face "a quagmire of material, reputational, and systemic risks" when investing in soft commodities, according to conservation group WWF, which has released a guide to investing in 10 major soft commodities sectors.

  • Impax makes North America push with NYC office

    24 September 2012

    Impax Asset Management has opened a New York office and appointed David Richardson in the newly-created role of head of institutional sales and client service for North America.

  • Ambienta marketing second private equity fund

    20 September 2012

    Italian asset manager Ambienta is pre-marketing a potentially €300 million ($388 million) private equity fund to invest in European environmental technology companies.