HSBC launches 'green' corporate deposit accounts

Major bank HSBC has launched 'green' deposits for its corporate clients, to provide a simple way to support…

Carbon,Renewables

WBA announces 2,000 most influential firms for sustainable future

The World Benchmarking Alliance has revealed the 2,000 companies that it believes have the greatest influence…

Carbon,Policy,Renewables,Water

CDP announces 179 'A list' leading climate action companies

CDP has named over 170 firms as being global leaders for transparency and action on climate change for…

Carbon,Equity,Renewables

S&P scores Renewi an ESG sector leader

S&P Global Ratings has evaluated the environmental, social and governance (ESG) profile of waste management…

Carbon,Equity,Renewables

IRENA argues renewable energy investment needs to double to 2030

Annual investment in renewable energy needs to double in order to scale up the energy source and secure…

Renewables

BlackRock announces expanded sustainable investment measures

BlackRock has pledged to make sustainability its "new standard of investing," as it announced sweeping…

Carbon,Equity,Renewables

Denham Capital invests $250m in Latin American energy firm

Energy-focused private equity firm Denham Capital has committed an investment of $250 million to Latin…

Carbon,Equity,Renewables

Cubico agrees first Greek wind farm acquisition

Renewable energy investor Cubico Sustainable Investments has acquired its first wind farm in Greece,…

Renewables

Octopus Renewables secures £185m National Grid pension mandate

Octopus Renewables has secured a £185 million ($243 million) long-term mandate from the UK pension fund…

Renewables

Impax predicts increased pressure on textiles industry in 2020

Impax Asset Management expects the textiles industry will become the 'new plastic' in terms of increased…

Equity,Renewables

Solarcentury secures €55m facility to fund Spanish solar plant construction

Solar energy firm Solarcentury has secured facilities worth €54.8 million ($61.3 million) from a pair…

Debt,Renewables

BNP Paribas closes first sustainability linked loan in Canada

BNP Paribas has closed a bilateral, incentive-linked corporate revolving credit facility (RCF) with Canadian…

Renewables

Futures contracts launched based on California's fuel standards

The first physically delivered futures contracts based on the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)…

Carbon,Markets,Renewables

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust buys US portfolio stake for $110m

Energy efficiency investment fund SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has agreed to buy a 50%…

Renewables

Shipping industry's $5bn decarbonisation research commitment judged too small

Proposals by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) for a $5 billion levy on shipping to fund research…

Carbon,Renewables

Genex seals financing for solar projects in $192m deal

Power generation company Genex has reached financial close and refinancing of an existing debt facility…

Renewables

Foresight snaps up first Nordic wind farm project

Renewables

Cubico sells stake in UK wind and solar portfolio

Renewables firm Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico) has agreed to sell a 49% equity stake in its…

Renewables

Record $1bn first close for BlackRock renewables fund

BlackRock has reached a "record" $1 billion first close of its Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) fund…

Renewables

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners renewables fund raises $1bn

An emerging markets-focused fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) secured $1 billion…

Renewables