Archive

  • Stoxx ESG index looks to launch investable products

    11 October 2011

    Index provider Stoxx is in talks to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on its most recent environmental, social and governance (ESG) index family, which is weighted by sustainability rather than traditional measures of stock liquidity.

  • US loan guarantees drive a spike in clean energy project finance

    06 October 2011

    Global clean energy project finance rose to a record $49.9 billion last quarter, as US developers rushed to take advantage of a cash grant programme that is soon to expire, according to data from VB Research.

  • Carbon capture 'on track' for 2020 target

    06 October 2011

    The world is likely to have 20 large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects operating by 2020, according to the latest report from the Global CCS Institute.

  • SRI policies take off at European pension funds – Eurosif

    04 October 2011

    A majority of European corporate pension funds have a socially responsible investment (SRI) policy in place, according to a survey by the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif).

  • Track record, EIB help Impax close renewables fund at €330m

    29 September 2011

    A successful earlier fund and backing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) helped Impax buck a tough fundraising environment to pull €330 million ($450 million) into its latest fund, its CEO said – but troubles in Spain held the asset manager back.

  • Legal & General adds green terms to commercial leases

    29 September 2011

    Tenants signing leases with commercial property giant Legal & General in the UK will now have to agree to green terms with their landlord.

  • LG to invest $6.8bn in green strategy

    27 September 2011

    South Korean conglomerate LG has said it will invest 8 trillion won ($6.8 billion) by 2015 in a 'Green New Business' strategy.

  • Fulcrum Bioenergy files for $115m IPO

    26 September 2011

    Fulcrum Bioenergy has joined the flurry of US biofuels companies hoping to raise cash from the public markets.

  • Novozymes targets multi-billion dollar African charcoal market with green alternative

    22 September 2011

    Novozymes is to help finance a novel integrated food and energy venture in Mozambique which aims to displace charcoal with biofuel – offering a more sustainable alternative, it says, with a view to opening a massive market.

  • Green taxes to pave way to 'resource efficient Europe'

    20 September 2011

    The European Commission has drawn up a "roadmap to a resource efficient Europe", which it believes shows the way for the EU to decouple economic growth from resource use and prepare for a more sustainable future based on innovation. EU environment commissioner Janez Potočnik called for more green taxes to bolster the shift, but he shied away from announcing any bold changes in policy.