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  • Impact investing growth 'held back by investment advisers'

    04 October 2013

    The growth of impact investing is being held back in part by advisers to institutional investors such as pension funds, experts have said.

  • India's eagerly-awaited 750MW solar auction 'expected soon'

    03 October 2013

    Activity in India's solar sector is set for a boost, as the government is expected to announce the eagerly-awaited second phase of its solar auction programme, after months of delay.

  • UK GIB-backed fund in £11m biomass deal

    30 September 2013

    A fund backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has "secured the long-term future" of a waste wood-burning biomass plant with an £11 million investment.

  • Sarasin hires sustainable investment research head after staff exodus to rival

    27 September 2013

    Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin has made new appointments to its sustainable investment team after losing more than 40 of its employees to a rival.

  • JP Morgan, BoAML, Goldman Sachs 'most active' green bond underwriters

    26 September 2013

    JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) and Goldman Sachs are the most active underwriters of environmental bonds, a new league table has revealed.

  • First project under South Africa's renewables drive goes live

    12 September 2013

    The first project commissioned under South Africa's ambitious renewables drive has been connected to the electricity grid.

  • EBRD planning $250m green bond

    10 September 2013

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to issue a $250 million 'environmental sustainability' bond.

  • UK GIB eyes first offshore wind construction investment

    09 September 2013

    The UK's pioneering Green Investment Bank is preparing to expand its remit with its first investment in offshore wind construction, it has revealed.

  • Pension fund ramps up renewables investments

    04 September 2013

    A pension fund has announced its infrastructure investments will triple in the next five years, mainly to finance renewable energy.

  • People moves, August

    30 August 2013

    The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the Principles for Responsible Investment, Vestas, First Solar, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, Notenstein Private Bank and more