News

• Banking sector needs 'radically different approach' to sustainability, says KPMG

  30 June 2015

  The European banking sector must adopt a "radically different approach" to sustainability, KPMG has warned.

• Scandinavia dominates RobecoSAM's sustainability rankings

  30 June 2015

  Sweden, Norway and Denmark all feature in the top 10 most sustainable countries, according to a report looking at "key risk and return drivers for investors".

• Thai Superblock signs 27bn Bhat solar deal

  30 June 2015

  Thai utility giant Superblock has signed a 27 billion Bhat ($798 million) agreement with Japan's Energy Complex to build a 300MW solar plant in Japan.

• TerraForm Power financing vehicle backed by Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, Citi and more

  29 June 2015

  TerraForm Power has created a $525 million warehouse facility to hold its latest portfolio acquisition.

• AIB launches €5m clean-tech start-up fund

  29 June 2015

  Irish bank AIB has launched a €5 million ($5 million) equity fund to invest in sustainable technology start-up companies.

• Higher ESG ratings can boost stock performance, says MSCI

  29 June 2015

  Investors willing to take on additional risk could outperform a portfolio of global equities while significantly improving the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of their holdings, a study from index provider MSCI has shown.

• Senvion commits to A$1.6bn Australian wind farm following RET announcement

  29 June 2015

  Senvion has slated the construction of a A$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) wind farm in South Australia, following a revision in the country's renewables target.

• US REIT in $500m 'milestone' green bond

  26 June 2015

  A US real estate firm has issued a green bond in what underwriters say is a "milestone" for the country's corporate market.

• Marymount University to issue $65.5m green bond

  26 June 2015

  Marymount University in Virginia is set to become the latest US academic organisation to launch a green bond, after it announced plans for a $65.5 million issue.

• Alberta extends carbon reduction initiative in boost for low-carbon investment

  26 June 2015

  Alberta has extended its carbon reduction programme until 2017, in a move hailed as "the signal that businesses and investors in [the province] have been needing".