Archive

  • The major trends for corporate engagement in 2015

    23 January 2015

    Carbon risk, water stress and air pollution will be among the biggest themes for corporate engagement this year, argues Bruce Duguid

  • Deforestation attracts more concern from investors and corporates, says CDP

    10 November 2014

    This year has seen a 30% increase in the number of institutional investors requesting information about deforestation caused by the companies in which they invest, according to a new report.

  • Ambienta exceeds €300m target for second environmental fund

    04 November 2014

    Ambienta, an Italian private equity firm, has closed its second environmental technology fund, having raised €323.5 million ($405 million).

  • People moves

    07 October 2014

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Actiam, Alliance Trust and Roth Capital Partners

  • Reckoning with water risk

    02 October 2014

    An initiative from the PRI aims to promote investor engagement with companies about the water risk in their supply chains. Peter Cripps reports

  • Egyptian bank pays $208m for 49% of French wind energy firm

    01 October 2014

    EFG Hermes, a Cairo-based investment bank with $3.6 billion in assets under management, has bought a 49% stake in EDPR France, a major wind farm developer, for $208 million.

  • NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects

    25 September 2014

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.

  • Massachusetts' second green bond issue is heavily oversubscribed

    24 September 2014

    The $350 million sale of green bonds by the state of Massachusetts, announced earlier this month, attracted demand from both retail and institutional investors amounting to more than $1 billion.

  • Governments and companies in joint pledge to halt forest loss

    24 September 2014

    More than 30 national governments, 40 companies and numerous NGOs and regional governments have pledged to work to halt deforestation globally by 2030.

  • Why investing in renewable energy companies is high risk

    14 August 2014

    Investors should beware renewables companies that base their business models on government decisions, says Annerose Tashiro