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  • GreenWish partners with Denham Capital on 600MW portfolio

    23 June 2016

    African renewable energy investor GreenWish Partners and private equity firm Denham Capital have signed a strategic partnership to build and finance a portfolio of African renewable energy projects.

  • Massachusetts plans $250m green bond

    23 June 2016

    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has announced plans for $250 million green bond to finance a range of environmental projects.

  • ESG ratings for funds

    22 June 2016

    Sustainability scores for funds are not perfect, but are a useful addition to the many tools available to responsible investors, reflects Hamza Ali

  • Hannon Armstrong raises $90m from latest equity raise

    22 June 2016

    US clean energy investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has raised approximately $90.6 million, after expenses, from the sale of 4.6 million shares.

  • CalSTRS joins German suits against VW

    22 June 2016

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has joined a lawsuit against Volkswagen (VW) over last year's emissions test scandal.

  • Northern Trust mulls low-carbon smart-beta product

    22 June 2016

    Northern Trust is considering launching a low-carbon smart-beta strategy, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • PRI 'can't be both promoter and examiner' of responsible investment

    22 June 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) cannot remain both the "promotor and examiner" of responsible investment, according to a panel of industry leaders.

  • Solar costs to fall by another 50%, says Irena

    22 June 2016

    There is significant potential for further dramatic falls in the cost of solar and wind energy over the next decade, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).

  • Revised GBPs get qualified welcome from investors

    22 June 2016

    New guidance for issuers of 'social' bonds and 'pure-play' green bonds, in the latest version of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), has been broadly welcomed by investors.

  • Impax secures loan for Irish wind farm

    21 June 2016

    Impax Asset Management has received a package of bank funding to help build an Irish wind farm.