Archive

  • Danish pension fund invests in its fifth wind farm

    11 February 2016

    Danish public sector pension fund PKA has purchased a 25% stake in a UK offshore wind project from Dong Energy for £330 million ($476 million).

  • Calvert moves water fund to passive approach, launching dedicated index

    10 February 2016

    Calvert Investments has launched a water index, as it shifts its water fund from active to passive management.

  • EF BRIEFS: Floreat Group, Orix, ICAO, Marguerite Fund, Dong, Endurance

    10 February 2016

    London-based private investment firm Floreat Group has made its first move into the renewables sector, investing $50 million in UK biomass via a newly-created energy firm.

  • 93% of US-listed companies 'affected by climate risk'

    10 February 2016

    Climate risk affects 93% of the US equities market, according to a report.

  • Why did EU carbon prices drop so much in January?

    10 February 2016

    What was the cause of the sharp drop in EU allowances in January, and will the falls continue, asks Louis Redshaw

  • Climate disclosure task force urged to recommend 2°C stress test

    10 February 2016

    Fossil fuel companies should stress test their businesses for a future in which global warming is limited to 2°C and disclose the results to investors.

  • AGL Energy launches A$3bn renewables fund

    10 February 2016

    Just a week after it exited the gas sector, Australia's AGL Energy announced plans to launch an A$3 billion ($2.1 billion) renewables fund, as part of its strategy to realign to a "cleaner future".

  • How the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is handling climate risk

    10 February 2016

    Norges Bank's latest responsible investment report shows environmental issues are still the key driver for engagement and divestment. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports.

  • Forestry fund reaches $80m first close

    09 February 2016

    A timberland investment management organisation (TIMO) has reached an $80 million first close on a forestry fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Indian renewables firm launches INR3bn green bond

    09 February 2016

    Hero Future Energies has commenced the sale of the first green notes under India's new green bond standards.