News

• Investment platform launched to help Commonwealth green entrepreneurs

  15 March 2013

  The Royal Commonwealth Society has joined forces with the Forbury Investment Network to set up a service to bring environmental entrepreneurs and companies in Commonwealth countries together with international investors.

• Nestlé sets new environmental goals

  14 March 2013

  The world's biggest food company will only use 100% sustainable palm oil in its products by the end of this year, it has said, while announcing a range of other environmental targets for the coming years.

• Silver Spring's shares soar after IPO

  14 March 2013

  Investors jumped at the opportunity to buy shares in Silver Spring Networks on Wednesday, driven by a rosy outlook for its smart-grid products.

• Shell tops SIN List for use of dangerous chemicals

  14 March 2013

  Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has topped a new ranking of listed companies that produce or import potentially hazardous chemicals in Europe.

• CalCEF, Metrus, seek $10m for novel efficiency fund

  13 March 2013

  Metrus Energy and CalCEF are hoping to raise $10 million this year into a fund to finance energy efficiency refrofits, in a bid to tap what they say is a $15 billion/year opportunity in the US.

• Green Deal Finance Company closes £244m of finance

  13 March 2013

  The company charged with financing the UK's Green Deal programme has raised £244 million ($365 million) in financing, sufficient to cover at least the first year of its operations.

• DEG doubles climate finance

  13 March 2013

  German development finance institution DEG provided €384 million ($500 million) in "climate friendly" investments in 2012 – almost double the previous year's figure.

• China to 'pull plug' on small solar manufacturers

  12 March 2013

  China's government will pull the plug on financial support for some of the country's smaller solar companies, but is likely to maintain substantial subsidies for its biggest manufacturers, it has been claimed.

• IRENA plans impact study of large-scale use of renewables

  12 March 2013

  The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is seeking consultants to undertake a study of the potential negative environmental impacts arising from large-scale deployment of renewable energy technologies.

• Investors' role in climate action seen increasing – HSBC

  11 March 2013

  Climate change "will start to climb back up the business and political agenda this year", and the capital markets will play a critical role in preventing global warming exceeding 2C, HSBC analysts say.