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FTSE lifts lid on ESG data for 2,400 companies
07 April 2011FTSE Group has unveiled environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings for almost 2,400 companies worldwide – allowing clients to access and manipulate "granular data" covering six ESG themes.
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More clean energy, less coal financing for World Bank?
07 April 2011A leaked draft of the World Bank's energy strategy says renewables and hydropower will receive a bigger proportion of financing from the institution, with further restrictions imposed on coal projects.
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Latin America readies for clean energy rush, despite lack of subsidies
07 April 2011The clean energy sector in Latin America is poised to take off, even without the benefit of the major government subsidies enjoyed in North America and Europe, according to regional experts.
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'Small delay' for Indian energy efficiency trading scheme
07 April 2011India's flagship energy efficiency scheme, set for a 1 April launch, has been delayed, as energy intensity targets for the 462 participating industrial entities have yet to be finalised.
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DEG's 'water filter' to strain investor risk
07 April 2011German development bank DEG has developed a tool to help investors assess the water risk in individual investments and at the portfolio level.
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Fukushima disaster: Japan's emissions targets 'under review'
07 April 2011Japan's 2020 emissions target is under question as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese officials have conceded.
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US surges, Asia wanes as Q1 clean-tech investment reaches $2.6 billion
07 April 2011Global clean-tech venture capital (VC) investment surged 52% to $2.57 billion in the first quarter, buoyed by high value, late-stage deals and strong performance among North American companies, according to analysis by California-based research firm the Cleantech Group. However, the number of transactions in the quarter dropped.
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Sustainability edges towards the MBA core
07 April 2011Change is in the air at many business schools, says Elisabeth Jeffries, with a growing number incorporating sustainability and corporate responsibility issues into the heart of their MBA courses
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Splitting from the atom?
07 April 2011Solar and wind stocks surged as the nuclear crisis in Japan began to unfold, reports Jess McCabe. Is it a temporary blip – or the recovery that investors have been waiting for?
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Pension funds increase investments in wind farms
07 April 2011PensionDanmark, a pension fund with around €14 billion ($20 billion) under management, has made its second investment in offshore wind farms and is planning more.