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  • Private equity may have a lot to learn about green bonds and transparency

    24 April 2015

    There is a worrying lack of fundamental details being made available about the Centerbridge/Senvion green bond, argues Peter Cripps

  • Shareholders sell Scottish hydro developer to renewables firm

    24 April 2015

    A UK firm has acquired Green Highland Renewables (GHR) from a consortium of shareholders including Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).

  • Carbon Tracker Initiative's Fossil Fuel Transition Blueprint

    Carbon Tracker is developing a transition road map for the fossil fuel industry (the "Blueprint Series"). This will outline the steps we believe that the industry and individual companies will need to take to adapt their business practices and models to move down a trajectory consistent with an energy transition that delivers a climate secure global energy system.

  • Blueprint published 'to help failing fossil fuel companies adapt'

    24 April 2015

    Many fossil fuel companies are failing to stress-test their businesses to see how they would be impacted by the transition to a lower-carbon economy, Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has warned.

  • The evolution of green bond standards

    24 April 2015

    As the green bonds market gains support from investors, issuers and underwriters, key questions are being asked. One of the most frequent and important is: "when and how will a green bond standard emerge and be accepted?"

  • Green bond issuance in India will add 'real value' to market, says MainStreet

    24 April 2015

    Recent green bond offerings from Yes Bank and the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim India) have kickstarted the market in India, where financing is "greatly needed", according to impact investment firm MainStreet Partners.

  • SolarCity and Credit Suisse launch 'largest solar fund of its kind'

    23 April 2015

    SolarCity has announced the launch of a fund it says will finance "more than $1 billion" of solar project in the US.

  • Razzouk to chair ASrIA

    22 April 2015

    Assaad Razzouk has been appointed chair of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA).

  • Investor groups urge asset owners to beef up action on climate change

    22 April 2015

    A global coalition of institutional investors has urged asset owners to take more action on climate change.

  • ESG-themed bond fund launches in US

    22 April 2015

    Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched a US social bond fund, targeting corporate and municipal notes.