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  • Impax measures and reports its environmental impact

    03 August 2015

    Impax Asset Management has measured the environmental impact of its flagship investment trust, claiming that it is the first listed equity strategy to disclose a positive net carbon footprint.

  • TerraForm Global slashes IPO target to $675m

    31 July 2015

    SunEdison has slashed both the share price and number of shares on offer ahead of the initial public offering (IPO) of its second yieldco, TerraForm Global.

  • Tool to help investors assess deforestation risks to portfolios

    31 July 2015

    Banks and investors are being urged to assess the risks to their portfolios from deforestation, using a new tool created by the UN.

  • Vattenfall pulls out of UK wind farm after policy change

    31 July 2015

    Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has pulled out of a UK wind project, citing "increased risk" triggered by changes to planning rules in the country.

  • US university plans green bond to fund LEED building

    31 July 2015

    A US university is to issue a green bond to finance the construction of a new medical building.

  • Bluefield postpones European yieldco IPO

    31 July 2015

    Bluefield Partners has postponed indefinitely the initial public offering (IPO) of its €200 million ($219 million) Europe-focused solar fund, blaming "unfavourable market conditions".

  • Centrica to exit wind sector and focus on distributed energy and efficiency

    30 July 2015

    UK utility Centrica is to exit the wind sector in favour of distributed energy and energy efficiency.

  • India's plans to offer dollar-linked tariffs for renewables under scrutiny

    30 July 2015

    The risks of offering dollar-linked tariffs for renewable energy need to be carefully managed, argues Gireesh Shrimali

  • FTSE creates indexes to exclude coal

    30 July 2015

    FTSE Russell has extended its range of fossil-fuel free indexes with a new series excluding coal and mining firms, as the divestment movement gathers pace.

  • Rhode Island prices $61m green bond

    30 July 2015

    Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency has priced its $56 million green bond announced earlier this month.