Sophie Robinson-Tillett

Articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • Private equity firm snaps up Irish energy giant

    29 March 2016

    Private equity firm I Squared Capital will acquire Irish energy company Viridian in a deal reported to be worth €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

  • Mexico launches green bond segment on stock exchange

    29 March 2016

    The Mexican stock exchange has launched a section dedicated to green bonds, to help channel investment into low-carbon projects.

  • ADB and USAID to develop Indian solar PPPs to encourage private investment

    29 March 2016

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are to work together to develop public private partnership (PPP) models for the Indian solar sector.

  • BNP Paribas IP to extend sustainable real estate methodology to include biodiversity

    23 March 2016

    BNP Paribas is to become the first asset manager to incorporate biodiversity considerations into its sustainable real estate fund.

  • Car makers set for up to $4.8bn fines for non-compliance on climate change, warns CDP

    21 March 2016

    Leading car manufacturers could face penalties of up for $4.8 billion for falling short of emissions rules, CDP has warned investors.

  • China trials green bond segment on Shanghai stock exchange

    18 March 2016

    China has made another move to develop its green bond market, launching a pilot initiative via the Shanghai stock exchange.

  • More than one third of investors see sustainability as 'critical' in real estate, says report

    17 March 2016

    Over a third of institutional investors consider sustainability to be "critical" when investing in property, according to a survey by the world's largest real estate investment manager.

  • The world's first debt swap to protect oceans is 'model for conservation'

    15 March 2016

    Africa's Seychelles has undertaken the "first ever debt swap aimed at ocean conservation and climate mitigation".

  • ESG disclosure requirements need less of a 'blanket approach', says Deloitte

    14 March 2016

    Sustainability indicators for listed companies need to be more tailored, to enable firms to report more clearly on material risks, according to a specialist at Deloitte.

  • Fannie Mae triples green finance portfolio in 2015

    10 March 2016

    US mortgage giant Fannie Mae tripled the size of a green financing portfolio to $440 million last year, and expects further growth this year.