News

  • ESB Novusmodus and Ludgate exit agritech firm

    16 June 2015

    Two environmentally-themed funds have announced the sale of Lumicity, the agritech energy services provider, to the company's management team and energy giant RWE.

  • GRI eyes new technology to promote use of sustainability data

    16 June 2015

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aims to work more closely with leading technology companies over the next five years "to make sustainability information more accessible, comparable and available in real time".

  • Canada's Omers buys ERM from Charterhouse

    16 June 2015

    Environmental Resources Management (ERM) has been bought by Canadian pension fund Omers from Charterhouse Capital Partners in a transaction that values the consultancy at $1.7 billion.

  • Cleantech Syndicate and CREO merge to form $80bn alliance

    16 June 2015

    CREO Networks and the Cleantech Syndicate have merged to form the CREO Syndicate, an $80 billion network of private investors and family offices.

  • IEA calls for spending on renewables to increase to $400bn

    15 June 2015

    Annual investment in renewable energy needs to increase to $400 billion by 2030 or the chance to avert catastrophic climate change will be "missed forever", the international Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

  • SPI eyes $40m private placement

    15 June 2015

    Chinese renewables firm Solar Power Inc (SPI) is planning a $40 million private placement.

  • Tesla agrees $500m credit facility

    15 June 2015

    Electric car maker Tesla Motors has signed an asset-backed revolving credit facility of up to $500 million with seven banks.

  • Infinis agrees £83m financing for UK wind

    15 June 2015

    UK renewable energy firm, Infinis, has agreed a £83 million ($129 million) financing package for a project in Scotland.

  • Goldman Sachs appoints Hugh Lawson as head of ESG

    12 June 2015

    Goldman Sachs has appointed Hugh Lawson, a managing director and partner at the investment bank, as global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG).

  • Sweden's Export Credit Agency plans first green bond

    12 June 2015

    The Swedish Export Credit Agency (SEK) is roadshowing its first green bond.