News

  • Corporate green bond issuance to hit $20bn in 2014, predicts S&P

    21 May 2014

    The value of corporate green bond issues is set to grow to $20 billion in 2014, a new report from Standard & Poor's has predicted.

  • Water investments could reach $1trn by 2020, says BAML

    21 May 2014

    Rising demand for water could create investment opportunities amounting to $1 trillion by 2020, according to a leading equity analyst.

  • Steven Falci joins Pax World

    21 May 2014

    Sustainable investment firm Pax World has appointed Steven Falci as its chief investment officer.

  • TIAA-CREF takes 50% stake in EDF solar project

    20 May 2014

    US asset manager TIAA-CREF has bought a 50% stake in EDF's largest solar photovoltaic project.

  • Ingenious completes solar acquisition with loan from Barclays

    20 May 2014

    Ingenious Clean Energy has completed the £27 million ($45 million) acquisition of three solar farms, after securing a £14.5 million loan from Barclays.

  • Aquila Capital and ECPI plan co-managed sustainability funds

    20 May 2014

    Aquila Capital, a German investment firm specialising in renewable energy, agriculture and forestry, has formed a partnership with Italy's ECPI, a provider of sustainability research, in a move that will result in the launch of a range of sustainable investment products.

  • Premier launches first SRI retail fund

    20 May 2014

    Specialist investment manager The Premier Group has launched a new socially responsible investment (SRI) fund, its first to be geared towards retail investors.

  • Trading Emissions returns a further £20m to shareholders

    20 May 2014

    Shareholders in Trading Emissions, a London-listed environmental investment fund, are to receive a further payout of £20 million ($34 million), equivalent to 8 pence per share, as part of the company's winding-up process.

  • Connecticut green bank in $30m PACE securitisation

    20 May 2014

    Connecticut's green bank has announced the securitisation and sale of a $30 million portfolio of transactions financed under its commercial clean energy initiative.

  • Shell rubbishes 'stranded assets' theory

    19 May 2014

    Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has dismissed concerns around 'stranded assets', claiming the idea is "alarmist", in a letter to shareholders.