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Climate investment underperformance widens – HSBC
16 September 2010The climate investment theme is badly underperforming global equities, according to banking giant HSBC.
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Old divisions blurring on European ESG reporting
09 September 2010Blue chip companies in Sweden and France are still the leaders on reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues – but a report by GES Investment Services shows that firms in eastern Europe are catching up.
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MSCI takes over KLD's ESG indexes
09 September 2010US investment analysis and index company MSCI has formally adopted the environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes developed by KLD Research & Analytics, after it acquired the business this year.
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US doesn't need cap and trade to grow low-carbon market
09 September 2010The value of the low-carbon energy market will almost triple by 2020, even if the US does not introduce a comprehensive cap-and-trade programme, an HSBC report says.
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China tightens deadline on hydro target?
09 September 2010China plans to meet an ambitious target to exploit its hydropower reserves in 2015 – five years ahead of earlier forecasts, according to local media reports.
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Pension group slams Vedanta for ESG inaction
02 September 2010Companies that fail to adequately address environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns risk losing value, a leading UK pension group said, pointing to the declining share price of controversial UK-listed miner Vedanta Resources.
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African biofuel land grab puts EU energy targets into question
02 September 2010EU biofuel targets are driving a "land grab" in Africa, according to a report by Friends of the Earth.
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Greenpeace and Smart battle it out over verifier report
26 August 2010Claims that palm oil producer Smart has been clearing rainforest and orang-utan habitat in Indonesia were meant to be put to rest by an independent auditor's report.
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Gevo files for IPO of up to $150m
19 August 2010Second generation biofuel firm Gevo has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US, hoping to raise up to $150 million.
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BP drags down Norway pension fund
19 August 2010A major Norwegian pension fund has named oil producer BP its worst performing stock, with the fallout from the Gulf of Mexico spill crisis losing $1.7 billion for the fund.