Archive

  • GFI to acquire Amerex for $86 million

    01 October 2006

    New York-based broker GFI Group is to acquire most of Amerex Energy's North American brokerage operations for $86 million.

  • Car makers under fire on CO2 emissions

    01 October 2006

    EU car makers will have to "substantially increase their efforts" if they are to meet voluntary targets to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars, according to the European Commission.

  • Dutch firms launch green VC fund

    01 October 2006

    European banks Fortis and Triodos and venture capital firm Stichting DOEN have set up a new venture capital fund to invest in Dutch sustainable technology start-ups.

  • EU report supports mandatory biofuel targets

    01 October 2006

    Mandatory targets must replace the current indicative goals if biofuels are to account for a larger share of the EU energy market, according to a report published by the European Commission.

  • In his element

    01 October 2006

    Earlier this year, David Lincoln closed one of the largest venture capital funds in the emerging 'cleantech' sector. He talks to Jess McCabe

  • FTSE4Good and DJSI review index components

    01 October 2006

    Two socially responsible investment (SRI) index families, FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), have implemented the latest annual reviews of the companies they track.

  • Running down run-off

    01 October 2006

    Trading is beginning to build in US water quality credits, but bigger schemes will be needed to interest Wall Street, reports Ray Pospisil

  • Chemical industry sets out sustainability plan

    01 October 2006

    The European chemicals industry has developed a 20-year strategy to focus R&D spending on improving the sustainability of the sector.

  • A warm front for Europe's weather market?

    01 October 2006

    In recent years, investment funds have helped drive huge growth in the US weather markets. Christopher Cundy asks if they are now likely to take Europe by storm

  • Market seen beating US renewable fuels standard

    01 October 2006

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set out its plans for a Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), with credit trading, to increase the proportion of biofuels used in the US. However, analysts say market forces will create more demand than the RFS mandates.