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Banks back liquid assets
11 December 2012A combination of economic and environmental factors are creating promising investment opportunities in the water sector, say banks and fund managers. Graham Cooper reports
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Doha 'landmark' compensation agreement points to widening rich-poor gap
11 December 2012A "landmark" agreement to look into a system for compensating developing countries for disasters and damage reached at the UN climate talks in Doha risks widening the divide between rich and poor nations, it was warned today.
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RBS launches £200m carbon reduction fund
10 December 2012The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a fund to offer low-cost loans to help UK businesses reduce their emissions and become more energy efficient.
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Doha climate talks extend Kyoto, chart path to 2015 deal
10 December 2012The UN climate talks in Doha ended on Saturday with agreement on a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol as well as a work plan for a new international framework – amid criticism of a lack of urgency from NGOs.
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Business fears over energy and resource costs hit three-year high – PwC
10 December 2012The number of business leaders worried that energy and resource costs pose a threat to growth has hit a three-year high, PwC has suggested.
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Green Investment Bank hires chief risk officer
07 December 2012The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has appointed Peter Knott as chief risk officer.
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Litvack to step down as F&C GSI head
06 December 2012Karina Litvack is to step down as head of governance and sustainable investment (GSI) at asset manager F&C after 15 years in the role.
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Tried and tested
06 December 2012Environmental investing need not be rocket science, Nino Tronchetti Provera of Italian private equity firm Ambienta tells Mark Nicholls
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Risk management increasingly important for investors' ESG efforts – report
06 December 2012An increasing share of European asset owners say the management of long-term risk is their main motivation for incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria when they invest, according to a survey.
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Banking on the environment
06 December 2012Fearing customer pushback, the banking industry has been slow to lead on environmental issues – but, it turns out, its clients are receptive. Mark Nicholls reports from the first Banking in the Environment conference