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  • Sustainability leaders see twice sales growth of other brands, says Unilever

    05 May 2015

    Unilever claims its most sustainable brands are growing at twice the rate of the rest of its business.

  • Banks too slow to curb coal financing, say NGOs

    05 May 2015

    Global financing for coal mining and coal-fired power generation remained unchanged last year at about $144 billion, despite the financial distress of leading coal miners and many banks increasing their support for renewable energy.

  • Pattern Energy passes 2GW 'milestone' with US acquisition

    05 May 2015

    US yieldco Pattern Energy has agreed to acquire another wind project from its parent company, giving it a portfolio of more than 2GW.

  • TerraForm adds $100m to credit facility

    05 May 2015

    TerraForm Power has increased its revolving credit facility by $100 million, adding JP Morgan and Santander to its list of lenders.

  • IIGCC appoints Schoenberg as head of EU policy

    05 May 2015

    Martin Schoenberg has been appointed as head of EU policy at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

  • Czech Republic switches sides in 'major' breakthrough for EU carbon

    01 May 2015

    EU nations have agreed to back an early start for the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) in a major step forward for floundering carbon market.

  • First Solar says yieldco plans triggered Q1 losses

    01 May 2015

    Renewables giant First Solar has made a loss for the first time since 2012, due to preparations for the launch of its yieldco.

  • Green Bond Principles 'must tighten up on transparency'

    01 May 2015

    The Green Bond Principles should be strengthened in order to fill a "transparency gap" that is emerging in the market, according to an alliance of NGOs.

  • Centerbridge's oversubscribed green bond helps it buy Senvion

    01 May 2015

    Centerbridge Partners has completed its acquisition of wind turbine maker Senvion after raising €400 million ($440 million) through a green bond that was nearly twice oversubscribed.

  • Carbon trading with Chinese characteristics

    30 April 2015

    China is making rapid progress towards launching what is likely to be the world's largest emissions trading system. But, given the regulatory constraints on many Chinese industries, it is hard to predict how the market will evolve, says Maarten Neelis