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  • Aviva publishes sustainable markets manifesto

    15 December 2014

    The EU must improve company reporting and incentivise long-term investment if plans laid out by the new European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker are to be fulfilled, according to Aviva.

  • Terra Firma may sell its majority stake in UK renewables firm Infinis

    15 December 2014

    UK private equity giant Terra Firma is considering the possibility of selling its 68.6% stake in renewable energy company Infinis Energy.

  • Macquarie backs fleet of UK wind projects

    15 December 2014

    A subsidiary of the Australian investment bank Macquarie has agreed to finance seven onshore wind farms in the UK.

  • JP Morgan buys stake from First Wind

    12 December 2014

    JP Morgan Asset Management has bought majority stakes in two US wind farms.

  • Companies' efforts to cut carbon have 'plateaued', finds CDP

    12 December 2014

    Emissions reductions from some of the most carbon-intensive companies have "plateaued" over the past year, according to a report by the CDP.

  • SolarCity and BAML in $400m deal

    12 December 2014

    Solar leasing firm SolarCity has agreed a $400 million deal with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) to finance new residential projects in the US.

  • UK's first green bond programme slated for 2015

    11 December 2014

    The UK is set to see its first non-corporate green bond – kick starting a programme which is hoped will raise £5 billion (£7.8 billion) of public and private investment for energy efficiency.

  • Most green bonds include second opinion, according to CBI data

    11 December 2014

    More than half of green bonds issued in 2014 included a second opinion on their environmental credentials, according to data from the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Asia-Pacific set for further growth, says Impax

    11 December 2014

    Impax Asset Management has hailed the prospects of its Asia-Pacific strategy, which has returned 22.5% over the past year, making it the fund manager's star performer.

  • A survivors' market

    11 December 2014

    After some tough years in the traded environmental markets, the survivors have weathered the storm and see better times ahead