News

• MSCI expands ESG research coverage to fixed income

  04 October 2012

  Index provider MSCI has expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis tools to include fixed income.

• Arguments over Chinese solar tariffs intensify ahead of final ruling

  04 October 2012

  The US solar industry has only itself to blame for its financial struggles, according to opponents of penalties on Chinese solar imports – an argument that one US producer called a "fairy tale".

• Industrial giants getting greener – PA

  04 October 2012

  Siemens, ABB, GE and Alstom have all improved their sustainability performance over the last two years, according to PA Consulting, but more can be done to make them truly 'green' businesses.

• Backdated solar tariffs send small businesses to the wall

  04 October 2012

  Small US solar companies are getting slammed by the penalties imposed on Chinese imports, trade commissioners heard this week.

• Cities should have more access to carbon finance – OECD

  04 October 2012

  Cities and central governments should work more closely together to raise finance via the carbon markets, according to the OECD.

• Pension funds targeted in climate disclosure campaign

  03 October 2012

  A campaign to encourage pension fund managers to reduce their exposure to climate risks is urging beneficiaries to write in and demand action.

• Sumitomo buys stake in major US solar farm

  03 October 2012

  Japanese industrial giant Sumitomo has taken a 25% stake in the 550MW Desert Sunlight project, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to be approved on US soil, for an undisclosed sum.

• Cargill to avoid high-carbon shipping

  02 October 2012

  Three companies are to avoid chartering the least-efficient vessels in the global shipping fleet, in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of their businesses.

• Commission stalls ship emissions regulation

  02 October 2012

  The European Commission has confirmed it will delay plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, but will work on monitoring, reporting and verification systems.

• Criminals hinder efforts to stop deforestation – UN

  02 October 2012

  Organised criminals are behind at least half of the logging in tropical countries, threatening efforts to combat climate change and conserve forests, and are using investment funds to mask illegal forestry activities, according to a UN report.