News

  • FTSE adds environmental index amid 'increased demand for tailored benchmarks'

    30 April 2013

    Index provider FTSE has launched a new environmental index, which has been adopted by Jupiter Ecology Fund as its second benchmark.

  • Green bonds to become 'cornerstone market within four years' – Flensborg

    30 April 2013

    Environmental bonds will become a "cornerstone" of mainstream investors' portfolios within four years, one of the market's pioneers has claimed.

  • New partnership to spark power-to-gas growth

    29 April 2013

    A group of companies in the energy sector has formed a partnership to boost the development of power-to-gas (P2G) in the North Sea, in "an important step in the transition towards a sustainable energy system".

  • CH2M Hill and EKO in green infrastructure partnership

    29 April 2013

    A partnership to finance and develop 'green' infrastructure projects has been formed by EKO Asset Management Partners and Colorado-based engineering and consultancy firm CH2M Hill.

  • AWEA hires new CEO

    29 April 2013

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has appointed Tom Kiernan as its new CEO.

  • Green home improvements could tap EU covered bonds market 'next year'

    26 April 2013

    The covered bonds market could be used to help fund energy efficiency measures on homes in the EU as soon as the end of 2014, a conference heard.

  • Allianz hits €100m first close for renewables fund

    26 April 2013

    Allianz Global Investors has reached a €100 million ($130 million) first close for a renewable energy project fund aimed at institutional investors.

  • EIB hunts low-carbon investment opportunities

    26 April 2013

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a call for new low-carbon investment opportunities as part of its plan for a 40% increase in its lending activities.

  • MLPs would be 'better' than REITs - SolarCity

    25 April 2013

    Master limited partnerships (MLPs) would be more of a game-changer for the US solar industry than real estate investment trusts (REITs), according to a SolarCity official.

  • Thomson Reuters launches ESG indexes

    25 April 2013

    Thomson Reuters has unveiled a family of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes.