News

• Agilitas invests in private UK waste management group Impetus

  30 January 2014

  Private equity group Agilitas has acquired an undisclosed stake in Impetus Waste Management, through its support of a management buyout led by managing director Ian Hunter.

• Conservation finance 'has $300bn a year market potential', says report

  30 January 2014

  The development of a market to finance conservation projects could attract between $200 billion and $300 billion of private capital per year, a new report has claimed.

• Climate specialist Mark Proegler leaves BP

  30 January 2014

  Mark Proegler has left BP, where he served as director of climate and transport energy policy since June 2009, to take a career break.

• Norway's $800bn 'oil fund' halves coal production holdings

  29 January 2014

  Norway's $800 billion sovereign wealth fund has divested half of its holdings in coal miners over the past two years, its manager has said.

• Voting opens in EF's Deals of the Year awards

  29 January 2014

  Nominations are now open for the seventh annual Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.

• Robins to leave HSBC to spearhead UNEP Inquiry

  28 January 2014

  Nick Robins is to step down as head of HSBC's Climate Change Centre to help lead a United Nations Environment Programme inquiry into how to green the world's economy.

• Three-quarters of semi-conductor makers rated sub-prime for ESG

  28 January 2014

  Three-quarters of the biggest semi-conductor manufacturers were rated sub-prime after their businesses were analysed for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a report has revealed.

• Green bond issues to 'at least double' this year, says HSBC

  28 January 2014

  Green bond issues are set to double to around $25 billion this year, on the back of strong momentum in January and a surge of activity in 2013, HSBC has forecast.

• Renewables M&A activity set for further boost after 2013 upturn – report

  28 January 2014

  Renewables mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity jumped in 2013 and will continue to rise as yield-hungry investors are attracted to the sector, PwC has forecast.

• Few UK pension schemes 'take responsible investment seriously' – report

  27 January 2014

  UK pension funds have "miles to go" on responsible investment, according to a new league table that gave GlaxoSmithKline, Rolls Royce and Barclays the lowest scores.