News

• Energy efficiency stocks outperform in HSBC index

  14 June 2013

  Energy efficiency stocks have led the way in the HSBC's Climate Change Index in the first half of this year, driven by companies in North America – a trend the bank expects to continue.

• Green bond issuance up by a quarter - report

  14 June 2013

  The value of green bonds issued rose 25% in 2012 compared with the previous year, according to a report that expects the market to continue scaling up.

• Santander named Global Sustainable Bank at FT/IFC awards

  14 June 2013

  Santander has been named Global Sustainable Bank of the year at the Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Sustainable Finance Awards.

• Uncertainty over EU ETS backloading 'deal'

  13 June 2013

  European carbon market observers are questioning the strength of a compromise text to delay the sale of millions of emissions allowances, not even 24 hours after the deal was reached.

• Investors call on G8 leaders to promote sustainability reporting

  13 June 2013

  Investors and financial institutions with $2 trillion of assets under management have urged G8 leaders to promote corporate sustainability reporting when they meet next week.

• UK announces second funding round for low-carbon entrepreneurs

  13 June 2013

  The UK government has called for developers of low-carbon products to apply for financing from its Energy Entrepreneurs Fund.

• Leading entrepreneurs form sustainable business partnership

  13 June 2013

  A group of leading entrepreneurs has launched a not-for-profit initiative to campaign for sustainable business models.

• Solar standardisation platform raises $2m

  13 June 2013

  A company that assesses the credit-worthiness of non-utility scale solar projects has raised $2 million to help it scale up to meet growing demand from investors.

• First Solar aims to raise $500m in share sale

  12 June 2013

  First Solar plans to sell at least 8.5 million shares to the public, in an offer that could see it raise around $500 million.

• Cheuvreux retains sustainability title in Extel survey

  12 June 2013

  Kepler Cheuvreux has been voted best pan-European brokerage firm for sustainability research in the annual Thomson Reuters Extel survey.