News

  • Investors managing €65trn back EU non-financial reporting proposals

    19 June 2013

    A coalition of organisations representing more than 700 institutional investors and other financial firms say they "strongly support" a European Commission proposal to force large companies to include material non-financial information in their annual reports.

  • Telecoms giant aims to slash emissions throughout supply chain

    18 June 2013

    A telecommunications giant has unveiled a new strategy to reduce emissions throughout its supply chain, and aims to help its customers reduce their carbon emissions by at least three times its current emissions by 2020.

  • Asian investors 'eyeing African renewables' – report

    18 June 2013

    International investors are set to increasingly back renewables projects in Africa, with Asian investors leading the charge, a new report has claimed.

  • Environmental index adds 'food, agriculture and forestry' sector

    17 June 2013

    A leading index provider has added a new sector covering food, agriculture and forestry to its environmental markets series.

  • Asia's richest man buys waste-to-energy firm

    17 June 2013

    A group of companies owned by Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing has bought a Dutch waste treatment company for HK$9.7 billion (US$1.27 billion).

  • MidAmerican plans $700m solar bond

    14 June 2013

    Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy is planning to issue a $700 million bond to help finance its 579MW solar photovoltaic project in California, according to rating agencies.

  • Energy efficiency stocks outperform in HSBC index

    14 June 2013

    Energy efficiency stocks have led the way in the HSBC's Climate Change Index in the first half of this year, driven by companies in North America – a trend the bank expects to continue.

  • Green bond issuance up by a quarter - report

    14 June 2013

    The value of green bonds issued rose 25% in 2012 compared with the previous year, according to a report that expects the market to continue scaling up.

  • Santander named Global Sustainable Bank at FT/IFC awards

    14 June 2013

    Santander has been named Global Sustainable Bank of the year at the Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Sustainable Finance Awards.

  • Uncertainty over EU ETS backloading 'deal'

    13 June 2013

    European carbon market observers are questioning the strength of a compromise text to delay the sale of millions of emissions allowances, not even 24 hours after the deal was reached.