News

• Pax fund divests from fossils

  01 May 2014

  Sustainable investment specialist Pax World has divested from fossil fuels in its $174.6 million Growth Fund.

• APP leads 'world's largest private conservation project'

  01 May 2014

  Asia Pulp & Paper is backing what it claims is the largest private-sector led conservation project in the world in a bid to shake off its bad environmental reputation.

• Stranded asset risk reporting needs update, says CDSB

  30 April 2014

  The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has developed a set of proposals designed to encourage companies to release information about stranded asset risks to investors.

• Triodos to raise funds for renewables expansion

  30 April 2014

  Ethical bank Triodos plans to issue new shares in its renewables arm this autumn in a bid to raise funds for new investment.

• Bunge's Alsembach takes over at CCC

  30 April 2014

  The head of Bunge's asset management a­rm has taken over at the helm of Climate Change Capital (CCC), the environmental asset manager and advisory group it bought in 2012.

• Jun Yang issues HK$190 million green bond

  30 April 2014

  Jun Yang Solar has issued a HK$190 million ($25 million) green bond.

• Northland Power gets CA$240m loan for solar

  29 April 2014

  Canadian energy producer Northland Power has secured a CA$240 million ($217.81 million) loan to fund the final phase of its solar programme.

• SunEdison raises funds for its biggest US project

  29 April 2014

  SunEdison has secured financing to support the construction of its largest North American solar project to date.

• 'Landmark' initiative to boost private finance for conservation

  29 April 2014

  JP Morgan Chase has thrown its weight behind a new 'landmark' initiative to unlock private finance for conservation.

• Nordex secures €100m loan from EIB

  29 April 2014

  Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received a €100 million ($138 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to help it develop new technologies.