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  • 2016 'important year for batteries' but Wheb not yet ready to invest

    01 March 2016

    Sustainable investor Wheb Asset Management predicts that 2016 will be a "make or break" year for batteries, but says it's not yet ready to invest in the theme.

  • EF BRIEFS: FrieslandCampina, NTR wind fund, Engie, Enel, ScottishPower, Wheb

    29 February 2016

    Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has become the second issuer to issue a green Schuldschein – a type of German privately-placed debt instrument similar to a mid-term note.

  • People Moves - February 2016

    18 February 2016

    The latest people moves at companies including Jinko Solar, Juwi, Wheb, SolarCity, Alliance Trust and more

  • Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent

    04 February 2016

    Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.

  • Volkswagen warned to fasten seatbelt for ESG rating downgrades

    23 September 2015

    The emissions scandal that has engulfed Volkswagen (VW) has left the company staring down the barrel of a downgrade from some environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysts.

  • Menhaden Capital gets IPO away and awards mandate to Wheb

    03 August 2015

    Resource efficiency fund Menhaden Capital, which got its IPO away on Friday, has awarded a segregated mandate to Wheb Asset Management.

  • EAPF names sustainable equity mandate winners after extensive search

    02 July 2015

    The UK's Environment Agency pension fund (EAPF) has selected four asset managers for its global sustainability equity mandate after a wide-ranging search.

  • Wheb Partners makes two acquisitions

    21 April 2015

    The private equity arm of sustainable investment firm Wheb Group has bought two companies involved in the production of carbon fibre materials.

  • What does the slump in oil prices mean for the low-carbon sector?

    23 December 2014

    Oil prices have almost halved in recent months, creating havoc in financial markets. But what is the impact on renewables, energy efficiency, and other low-carbon themed investments, asks Peter Cripps

  • UK renewables reach important – but modest – milestone

    07 July 2014

    As the UK's share of electricity generated from renewable sources approaches 20%, Seb Beloe hails the achievement, but says there is much further to go.