Archive

Catastrophe Risk Deal of the Year

Environmental Finance Awards 2012: Triumphing in tough times

Timing is everything in financial markets and, for several of the winners of this year's Environmental Finance awards, their success was at least partly attributable to avoiding one of the market convulsions of the previous 12 months.

Forest Capital sells US timberland portfolio

Forest Capital Partners, a timberland investment management organisation (TIMO) based in Portland, Oregon, has sold its 1.88 million acre portfolio to Hancock Timber Resource Group and Molpus Woodlands Group.

All change

Climate Change Capital's acquisition by agricultural trader Bunge reflects the changing dynamics in the carbon markets – and the environmental asset management opportunity. Mark Nicholls talks to new CEO Alfred Evans

Renewables loan guarantees under threat

The renewable energy sector could lose another financing mechanism if Congress adopts a proposal that would significantly limit the US Department of Energy's (DOE) ability to guarantee loans for promising technologies and projects.

Bioenergy projects dominate EU innovation funding

Among the five contenders in the lead to receive EU funding for innovative low-carbon energy projects, four are in the bioenergy sector.

Environmental risk 'intrinsic' to real estate

Property owners have environmental exposures that they may not even be aware of, and such risks should be mitigated through environmental insurance, experts said.

Sustainability doesn't come for free – Puma chairman

It's a myth that reducing the environmental impacts of most companies can be done without incurring costs and making investments, according to the chairman of sportswear firm Puma.

UK comes top for energy efficiency

The UK has been ranked first of 12 major economies in terms of energy efficiency, according to a report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

Failure to address fracking impacts would stifle industry's growth – BG

The direct environmental impacts of fracking are relatively cheap to address – but a failure to do so would "severely limit" the industry's growth, even in the US, according to the chairman of BG Group.