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  • Zurich commits 10% of private equity spending to impact investment

    30 September 2015

    Insurance giant Zurich has pledged to channel up to 10% of its private equity investments into green and socially-focused projects.

  • EGP to sell Portuguese wind assets for €900m

    30 September 2015

    Italy's Enel Green Power (EGP) is set to exit the Portuguese market, after agreeing to sell its 100% stake in Finerge Gestão de Projectos Energéticos (Finerge) to First State Wind Energy Investments for €900 million ($1.01 billion).

  • Joule Assets signs insurance deal to support energy saving projects

    30 September 2015

    Joule Assets, a US company which specialises in financing energy efficiency projects, can now offer insurance against projects failing to deliver the expected savings, thanks to an agreement it has reached with US insurer Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB).

  • AES set to issue $100m solar ABS

    30 September 2015

    US energy firm AES Corporation is set to raise $100 million through issuing solar asset-backed securities (ABS).

  • Swedish tidal developer to float in €22.6m fundraising drive

    29 September 2015

    Swedish marine energy firm Minesto is planning an initial public offering (IPO) as part of efforts to raise up to €22.6 million ($25.3 million).

  • SkyPower pledges $4.4 billion for solar projects in Kenya

    29 September 2015

    Canadian solar energy developer SkyPower has pledged to double its existing commitment to invest in solar projects in Kenya from $2.2 billion to $4.4 billion.

  • Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

    29 September 2015

    Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.

  • Denham Capital invests in Spain's Jenner Renewables

    29 September 2015

    Private equity firm Denham Capital has made an investment in Madrid-based clean energy producer Jenner Renewables. The size of the investment has not been disclosed.

  • 'Smart ESG' is the next big thing in finance, says RobecoSAM

    28 September 2015

    RobecoSAM has launched a new methodology for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics into investments, which it believes will help eliminate some "unintentional risks".

  • DC Water to return to green bond market with second deal

    28 September 2015

    The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is readying itself to issue a second green bond, following its landmark transaction last year.