News

• Floods cause $8bn damage in Asia

  08 October 2012

  Severe monsoon floods caused nearly $8 billion of damage across Asia in September, according to the latest report by Aon Benfield.

• Fears grow over EU ETS reform, as Parliament takes its time

  05 October 2012

  Uncertainty over the future of the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) has risen still further as it emerged this week that the European Parliament plans to continue debating a proposed delay to allowance sales – to boost the carbon price – into next year.

• Investment consultants lag in ESG efforts – Ceres

  05 October 2012

  Major investment consultants do not generally consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities when they advise their investor clients, instead treating ESG as a niche issue, according to Ceres.

• European sustainable investment grows, says Eurosif

  04 October 2012

  More money is flowing into sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) strategies in Europe, according to the latest figures from the European Forum for Sustainable Investment (Eurosif).

• Clean energy M&A up in Q3, overall investments fall

  04 October 2012

  Four large deals in the recycling and waste sector prompted a quarterly rise in clean energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) figures, but project finance, private equity and public markets activity in the sector have all slumped to three-year lows, according to VB Research.

• MSCI expands ESG research coverage to fixed income

  04 October 2012

  Index provider MSCI has expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis tools to include fixed income.

• Arguments over Chinese solar tariffs intensify ahead of final ruling

  04 October 2012

  The US solar industry has only itself to blame for its financial struggles, according to opponents of penalties on Chinese solar imports – an argument that one US producer called a "fairy tale".

• Industrial giants getting greener – PA

  04 October 2012

  Siemens, ABB, GE and Alstom have all improved their sustainability performance over the last two years, according to PA Consulting, but more can be done to make them truly 'green' businesses.

• Backdated solar tariffs send small businesses to the wall

  04 October 2012

  Small US solar companies are getting slammed by the penalties imposed on Chinese imports, trade commissioners heard this week.

• Cities should have more access to carbon finance – OECD

  04 October 2012

  Cities and central governments should work more closely together to raise finance via the carbon markets, according to the OECD.