Archive

  • Meat industry "burying head in the sand" over climate risk

    17 March 2020

    Many of the major global meat producers are failing to adapt to climate change challenges, a report has argued.

  • Fast food, long-term problems

    28 December 2018

    Investor focus on fast food companies is set to grow as a result of climate change and other environmental risks, say Brooke Barton and Aarti Ramachandran

  • Food firms need to improve response to climate change, says Ceres

    12 September 2017

    Many food companies are poorly prepared to deal with the likely impacts of climate change, according to Ceres, a US-based industry and investor network.

  • Shareholders are increasingly using their muscle on deforestation

    03 August 2017

    Most shareholder resolutions on deforestation led to some form of commitment from the company to address the problem, research has found.

  • REG completes purchase of Dynamic Fuels

    11 June 2014

    Renewable Energy Group (REG) has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Dynamic Fuels, the operator of a large biodiesel refinery in Geismar, Louisiana, from Tyson Foods.

  • REG buys Syntroleum

    04 June 2014

    Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group has completed the acquisition of Syntroleum as part of its plan to buy a refinery.

  • Renewable Energy Group sets terms of its convertible note issue

    02 June 2014

    Renewable Energy Group has announced more details and the pricing of its $125 million offering of convertible loan notes.

  • REG to issue $125m of convertibles ahead of biorefinery purchase

    29 May 2014

    Biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group is to sell $125 million of five-year convertible loan notes to help fund the purchase of a refinery.