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  • UN and GFI nature finance programme to launch at COP16

    05 September 2024

    A programme to scale up nature restoration finance will be launched at COP16 by the Biodiversity Finance Initiative, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the Green Finance Institute.

  • People moves, 14 July: ANZ, Wellington, Newton, IFC ... and more

    14 July 2023

  • Members of UK taskforce on greening supply chains announced

    19 July 2019

    The members of the UK's Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce have been revealed, as they met for the first time to discuss how the country can green its international supply chain.

  • London tops global index of green financial centres

    15 March 2018

    London has been named the world's leading green finance centre, according to the first Global Green Finance Index (GGFI), although Paris, Frankfurt and New York are expected to quickly gain ground thanks to policy changes.

  • Strong markets await regulatory changes

    03 January 2018

    Markets for renewable energy certificates (RECs) are growing around the world, but regulatory developments are keeping the biggest market players on their toes, says Nick Roumpis

  • 'Best-in-class' sustainability index planned for Europe

    28 November 2017

    A 30-stock European index of 'best-in-class' sustainability performers is due to be launched on 1 December.

  • BlackRock and Lightsource to create £1bn solar portfolio

    27 July 2017

    Asset manager BlackRock and UK-based solar energy firm Lightsource have agreed to jointly create a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) portfolio of solar power assets in the UK.

  • UK's low-carbon economy 'could grow to 13% of GDP'

    05 June 2017

    The low-carbon economy could grow to account for as much as 13% of the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) in the next thirty years, up from 2% today, according to a letter from Aldersgate Group, representing some of the country's business leaders.

  • EF BRIEFS: SunEdison, Generation IM, EDC, Kingfisher, RWE, Drax

    02 December 2015

    India is planning to launch a $1 billion private equity fund to invest in its domestic renewable energy sector, according to the country's energy minister, Piyush Goyal.

  • Ex-Barclays carbon specialist launches advisory firm

    02 July 2014

    Louis Redshaw, the former head of environmental markets at Barclays, has set up a new company – Redshaw Advisors – to provide risk management services to participants in the carbon markets.