-
Green bond market sees first Brazilian issuer in €500m deal
08 June 2015Brazilian food giant BRF has become the first Brazilian company to tap the green bond market.
-
Solar giant plans $500m share offering
08 June 2015The world's largest solar cell manufacturer is planning to raise $500 million through a share offering.
-
Apax prepares to exit from bioenergy firm Albioma
08 June 2015Private equity fund Apax France VI is to distribute more than 95% of its holding in bioenergy company Albioma to investors in the fund.
-
Business coalition calls for zero emissions 'well before end of century'
08 June 2015A coalition of businesses and NGOs has written an open letter calling for world leaders to back an ambitious "zero emissions" policy at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) in December.
-
MSCI gains new ESG research head
05 June 2015Sustainability expert Antti Savilaakso has joined MSCI as European head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research.
-
Coal: Caught in the EU Utility Death Spiral
The electricity sector is changing, and nowhere has this change been more profound than in Europe...
-
Carbon Tracker report warns utilities of coal death spiral
05 June 2015The Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has fired another shot across the bows of the coal sector, in a report that warns the utilities reliant on the commodity are trapped in a "death spiral".
-
Climate change will create financial 'winners and losers', says Mercer
04 June 2015Investment portfolios will see "winners and losers" as a result of climate change, according to research by Mercer, and investors need to adopt their portfolios accordingly.
-
Vivint Solar moves into commercial and industrial sector with $150m fund
04 June 2015US-based residential solar energy provider Vivint Solar is set to expand to commercial and industrial markets with the launch of a new $150 million fund.
-
NextEnergy to float second solar energy yieldco
04 June 2015NextEnergy Capital, a specialist UK merchant bank, is to float it second yieldco, which will invest in utility-scale solar energy assets in the EU (ex-UK).