Archive

  • CSSP launches portal for SRI market

    13 October 2011

    Sustainability consultancy CSSP has launched an online portal to bring together information about the wide range of organisations active in socially responsible investment (SRI).

  • SunEdison raises $300m for solar projects

    13 October 2011

    SunEdison has secured $300 million to finance the construction of utility and rooftop solar photovoltaic projects throughout the US and Canada.

  • Voting open in annual Environmental Finance market survey

    13 October 2011

    Voting has opened in the annual Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance market survey – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.

  • WeatherBill rebrands, focuses on agriculture

    13 October 2011

    Weather risk management firm WeatherBill has changed its name to The Climate Corporation amid a refocusing of the business on arable farmers.

  • Sustainability calling

    13 October 2011

    London is a city with world-class ambitions for sustainability.  But it's a case study of the challenges of implementation. Jess McCabe reports

  • The urbanisation challenge

    12 October 2011

    As the world's population becomes increasingly urbanised, cities are becoming the focus of sustainability efforts. Christopher Cundy reports on the challenges they face

  • Trading Emissions reshuffles board, suspends dividend

    11 October 2011

    Troubles at Trading Emissions plc (TEP), a London-listed developer of clean energy and emissions reduction projects, have led to four members of the board departing and a suspension of dividend payments.

  • SAM water fund marks 10th anniversary with outperformance

    11 October 2011

    An investor who put money into the launch of SAM's Sustainable Water Fund 10 years ago would have beaten its benchmark by 26.52% after fees, the Switzerland-based asset manager said today.

  • World Bank warns of climate finance 'desert'

    11 October 2011

    The availability of finance to help developing countries tackle climate change is drying up, imperiling the international climate talks, the head of the World Bank's sustainable development network has warned.

  • Allianz takes 10% stake in REDD developer

    11 October 2011

    German insurance giant Allianz has invested an undisclosed sum in Wildlife Works Carbon, a US-based developer of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).