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MSCI launches ESG portfolio reporting tool
28 June 2012MSCI has unveiled a tool to help fund managers and pension funds assess the environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks within equity portfolios.
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Oulton to leave Mercer
28 June 2012Will Oulton has been replaced by Aled Jones as Mercer's head of responsible investment for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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EPA victory to open the door for carbon trading?
27 June 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scored a major victory in its quest to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which could help pave the way for the agency to establish market-based mechanisms.
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VC clean-tech fund raises $300m
27 June 2012US venture capital (VC) investment firm Braemar Energy Ventures has closed its third fund at $300 million, it announced today.
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ESG risks make Felda IPO 'worse than Facebook' – Profundo
26 June 2012Investors in Malaysian palm oil firm Felda face poorly-disclosed environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, according to Dutch economic research consultancy Profundo, which warns Felda's listing this week "may turn out worse than Facebook's".
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Capital markets key for renewables financing – S&P
26 June 2012New banking regulations will make borrowing more expensive for developers of renewable energy projects, but highly-rated bonds may be the answer, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P).
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Netherlands renewables shortfall presents €24bn opportunity – Rabobank
26 June 2012The Netherlands will need to direct an additional €24 billion ($30 billion) towards the development of renewable energy in order to meet its 2020 renewable energy target, according to a report by Rabobank.
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Forestry fund managers apply Sharia for Middle East edge
26 June 2012Two fund managers are marketing Sharia-compliant sustainable forestry funds to tap Middle Eastern investment.
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Sustainability challenges require 'disruptive innovation' – think-tank
25 June 2012Businesses must embrace radical change in order to survive in an economy increasingly driven by sustainability issues, according to a report from Forum for the Future.
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Focus on 'soft costs' could help US solar compete without federal subsidy – developers
25 June 2012The US solar industry needs to focus on reducing projects' 'soft costs', such as the cost of capital, if it is to become profitable without federal subsidies, developers said.