News

  • Green home improvements could tap EU covered bonds market 'next year'

    26 April 2013

    The covered bonds market could be used to help fund energy efficiency measures on homes in the EU as soon as the end of 2014, a conference heard.

  • Allianz hits €100m first close for renewables fund

    26 April 2013

    Allianz Global Investors has reached a €100 million ($130 million) first close for a renewable energy project fund aimed at institutional investors.

  • EIB hunts low-carbon investment opportunities

    26 April 2013

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a call for new low-carbon investment opportunities as part of its plan for a 40% increase in its lending activities.

  • MLPs would be 'better' than REITs - SolarCity

    25 April 2013

    Master limited partnerships (MLPs) would be more of a game-changer for the US solar industry than real estate investment trusts (REITs), according to a SolarCity official.

  • Thomson Reuters launches ESG indexes

    25 April 2013

    Thomson Reuters has unveiled a family of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes.

  • Hedegaard in national climate measures warning after backloading failure

    24 April 2013

    EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard warned yesterday that a patchwork of regulatory regimes could spring up if politicians fail agree on a plan to rescue the bloc's beleaguered emissions trading system (ETS).

  • Co-op's head of sustainability steps down

    24 April 2013

    Paul Monaghan, head of social goals and sustainability at The Co-operative Group, is leaving the UK-based banking-to-supermarkets mutual conglomerate after 17 years.

  • EIB issues its first climate bond of 2013

    24 April 2013

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green bond of 2013, in a move that saw it raise SEK500 million ($75.9 million).

  • BoAML picks energy efficiency stocks

    23 April 2013

    "The world is facing a global energy crisis," warn equity analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in a research note identifying stocks that stand to benefit from increased spending on energy efficiency.

  • Sustainability saves Unilever €300m

    23 April 2013

    Unilever's sustainability drive has helped it shave more than €300 million ($390 million) from its costs since 2008, the company said.