News

• Rio+20 to bring investment opportunities – Citigroup

  26 April 2012

  The Rio+20 sustainability conference is likely to generate opportunities for investors because of an increasing focus on sustainability and public scrutiny on climate policies, according to Citigroup.

• UK chooses managers for £80m waste funding

  25 April 2012

  The UK has selected two managers to oversee £80 million ($129 million) of investment into small-scale waste infrastructure, ahead of the official launch of its Green Investment Bank (GIB).

• Wells Fargo to invest $30bn in green economy

  25 April 2012

  US bank Wells Fargo is deepening its commitment to clean investment, pledging $30 billion in loans and investments for renewable energy and other clean initiatives through 2020.

• Utility execs expect grid parity for renewables by 2030 – survey

  25 April 2012

  Renewable energy generation will not need subsidies by 2030, but the sector still faces a host of challenges to its growth over the next decade, according to a global survey of power and utility executives conducted by consultancy PwC.

• Coca-Cola wins poll for CR reporting

  24 April 2012

  Coca-Cola Enterprises has won the award for best Corporate Responsibility Report produced in 2010-2011, in the annual poll organised by CorporateRegister.com.

• EIB issues $148m climate bond

  24 April 2012

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a SEK (Swedish krona) 1 billion ($148 million) 'green' bond, in participation with two new underwriters.

• Co-chairs weaken Rio+20's call for sustainability reporting

  24 April 2012

  The call for companies to report on sustainability issues has been watered down in the most recent text to emerge ahead of the landmark Rio+20 sustainable development summit.

• Addressing resource scarcity brings rewards – King

  23 April 2012

  There are "huge advantages and opportunities" for business and finance in responsible resource management, according to former UK chief scientist David King.

• Camco's consulting arm relaunches

  23 April 2012

  The UK arm of consultancy business formerly owned by Camco International is relaunching today under the name Verco.

• Maplecroft names most climate-innovative US companies

  23 April 2012

  General Electric (GE), aluminium producer Alcoa and automotive supplier Johnson Controls have been named the leading US companies in terms of clean-technology innovation and business adaptation to climate change, by risk analysis firm Maplecroft.