News

  • SEB launches green bond fund for private investors

    27 April 2015

    Swedish bank SEB has further strengthened its position in the green bond market by launching a global green bond fund aimed at retail investors.

  • SunEdison and Terraform continue growth of UK solar portfolio

    27 April 2015

    SunEdison and its yieldco TerraForm Power have added "one of the largest solar portfolios in the UK" to their rapidly growing list of assets in the country.

  • Cobra secures $254m for Peruvian wind

    24 April 2015

    A subsidiary of ACS Group has secured $254 million in financing for two wind projects in Peru.

  • Shareholders sell Scottish hydro developer to renewables firm

    24 April 2015

    A UK firm has acquired Green Highland Renewables (GHR) from a consortium of shareholders including Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).

  • Blueprint published 'to help failing fossil fuel companies adapt'

    24 April 2015

    Many fossil fuel companies are failing to stress-test their businesses to see how they would be impacted by the transition to a lower-carbon economy, Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has warned.

  • Green bond issuance in India will add 'real value' to market, says MainStreet

    24 April 2015

    Recent green bond offerings from Yes Bank and the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim India) have kickstarted the market in India, where financing is "greatly needed", according to impact investment firm MainStreet Partners.

  • SolarCity and Credit Suisse launch 'largest solar fund of its kind'

    23 April 2015

    SolarCity has announced the launch of a fund it says will finance "more than $1 billion" of solar project in the US.

  • Razzouk to chair ASrIA

    22 April 2015

    Assaad Razzouk has been appointed chair of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA).

  • Investor groups urge asset owners to beef up action on climate change

    22 April 2015

    A global coalition of institutional investors has urged asset owners to take more action on climate change.

  • ESG-themed bond fund launches in US

    22 April 2015

    Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched a US social bond fund, targeting corporate and municipal notes.