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FCC sells majority stake in renewables arm
02 January 2014Spanish construction firm FCC has sold a majority stake in its renewables division for €8 million ($11 million).
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UK Green Investment Bank in £250m waste-to-energy deal
24 December 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank has helped finance a £250 million waste-to-energy plant.
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New York Green Bank to make first loans in early 2014
24 December 2013New York's Green Bank expects to make its first loans in early 2014 after it was granted an initial $210 million of funding.
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'Innovative' asset-backed securities raise $100m
24 December 2013A company that invests in sustainable infrastructure projects has issued its first asset-backed securities, in an "innovative" transaction that has raised $100 million.
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Cape Wind inks deal with Siemens
23 December 2013Cape Wind took a step closer to becoming the first commercial-scale offshore farm in US waters after it awarded Siemens a contract to supply and maintain its turbines.
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Most Chinese funds believe good ESG improves financial returns
23 December 2013The majority of Chinese mutual funds believe that companies that take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues seriously generate better financial returns, a survey has revealed.
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PRI appoints external advisor after two more Danish signatories exit
20 December 2013The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today pledged to appoint an independent external advisor to review its governance after two more Danish signatories exited the initiative as a result of governance concerns.
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Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly top emissions sustainability ranking
20 December 2013Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly were named the most sustainable companies in a study that rated 100 firms according to their operational emissions intensity.
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EIB's Knowles joins CBI panel
20 December 2013Christopher Knowles, head of the European Investment Bank's environment division, has joined the advisory panel at NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative.
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2014: A better year for carbon?
19 December 2013After what has arguably been the toughest ever year in the world's largest carbon markets, leading analysts expect prices to pick up in the EU and California to continue to make steady progress. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports