News

• Safety hazards biggest ESG issue in China

  17 January 2012

  Health and safety incidents are the most urgent of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues faced by investors in Chinese companies, according to SynTao, a sustainability consultancy.

• BoAML sees another tough year for cleantech sector

  16 January 2012

  Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BoAML) expects a difficult 2012 for its clean technology index, which fell a third in 2011, after solar stocks plummeted more than 50%.

• Clean energy investment up 5% in 2011 – BNEF

  12 January 2012

  New investment in clean energy increased 5% to $260 billion in 2011, with solar technology investments surging and the US roaring ahead of China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

• New methodology could unlock billions in energy efficiency investment – Deutsche Bank

  12 January 2012

  Lenders can now have greater confidence in energy savings projections from residential energy efficiency programmes, according to a study from Deutsche Bank which seeks to address a key financing bottleneck.

• Ecosystem protection fund makes first close at $22m

  12 January 2012

  EcoEnterprises Capital Management has raised $22 million into its second fund, having convinced a number of institutions to invest in a biodiversity-focused fund for the first time.

• Strategise, target and report on climate risk, investors tell companies

  11 January 2012

  Companies should measure their emissions, set mitigation targets, integrate climate risk into their strategies, and comprehensively report on the lot, investors managing more than $20 trillion of assets have said.

• Dismal fourth quarter for clean energy investments

  11 January 2012

  Clean energy investment slumped in the last quarter of 2011, according to data provider VB Research.

• Bonneville Power asks for rethink on FERC wind power ruling

  11 January 2012

  The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has asked federal regulators to clarify and reconsider a December ruling siding with wind developers over the agency's dumping of wind power generation in favour of extra electricity generated by hydropower dams.

• Global carbon market value rises 4% – Point Carbon

  10 January 2012

  The value of the global carbon market climbed 4% in 2011, despite dramatically lower prices in the largest market in Europe, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.

• KPMG to expand its climate change team globally

  10 January 2012

  Accountancy group KPMG will expand its climate change and sustainability team globally throughout this year, and is currently looking to fill positions in the US, Australia and India.