News

• EPA requests rehearing on air pollution regulation

  09 October 2012

  The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked a full appeals court to weigh in on the legality of its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).

• SolarCity eyes $200m IPO

  09 October 2012

  SolarCity has decided to test the initial public offering (IPO) waters, in a move that could increase the transparency of the solar sector.

• Companies need environmental impact metrics – Puma

  09 October 2012

  The chairman of sportswear firm Puma is calling for agreement on a standardised way to calculate the environmental impact of companies, in order to boost the development and use of environmentally friendly products.

• Terra Firma planning $5bn renewables fund

  08 October 2012

  Private equity firm Terra Firma is this week expected to reveal plans to raise up to $5 billion for a new renewable energy fund, in a move set to dwarf the other players in the sector.

• PGGM publishes landmark private equity ESG policy

  08 October 2012

  Dutch pensions giant PGGM has published a policy governing how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are managed in its private equity investments – and will favour fund managers with better ESG policies and performance.

• Floods cause $8bn damage in Asia

  08 October 2012

  Severe monsoon floods caused nearly $8 billion of damage across Asia in September, according to the latest report by Aon Benfield.

• Fears grow over EU ETS reform, as Parliament takes its time

  05 October 2012

  Uncertainty over the future of the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) has risen still further as it emerged this week that the European Parliament plans to continue debating a proposed delay to allowance sales – to boost the carbon price – into next year.

• Investment consultants lag in ESG efforts – Ceres

  05 October 2012

  Major investment consultants do not generally consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities when they advise their investor clients, instead treating ESG as a niche issue, according to Ceres.

• European sustainable investment grows, says Eurosif

  04 October 2012

  More money is flowing into sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) strategies in Europe, according to the latest figures from the European Forum for Sustainable Investment (Eurosif).

• Clean energy M&A up in Q3, overall investments fall

  04 October 2012

  Four large deals in the recycling and waste sector prompted a quarterly rise in clean energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) figures, but project finance, private equity and public markets activity in the sector have all slumped to three-year lows, according to VB Research.