News

• Société Générale dominates SRI awards

  16 July 2009

  Société Générale has won a raft of plaudits for its socially responsible investment (SRI) analysis in a survey by UKSIF, a UK-based sustainable investment and finance association and Thompson Reuters Extel, which also showed confidence that demand for sustainability research will increase this year.

• Sarasin retools real estate fund for sustainability

  16 July 2009

  Asset manager Sarasin & Partners has launched a long-only equity fund that will invest in global sustainable real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs).

• Sustainability leaders' outperform – Robeco

  16 July 2009

  Companies deemed 'sustainability leaders' using analysis developed by SAM have outperformed their peers, according to research carried out by Robeco.

• UK sees five-fold growth in renewables to hit climate targets

  16 July 2009

  The UK government yesterday announced plans for how the country will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 18% against 2008 levels by 2020, unveiling additional support for renewable energy generation.

• Questions persist on US renewables grants

  16 July 2009

  A US federal grant programme could provide a much-needed boost to the renewable energy sector now that key guidance has been released, according to investors, but unresolved questions could limit its effectiveness.

• Commission okays UK CRC against state aid rules

  16 July 2009

  The European Commission has given the green light to proposals by the UK to introduce an emissions trading scheme (ETS) for sectors not covered by the EU's cap-and-trade scheme.

• ExxonMobil invests $600m into fuel-from-algae

  15 July 2009

  Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is to spend up to $600m over five to six years on research and development of biofuels made from algae and potentially more than $1bn over the next 10–15 years.

• Banks slammed for involvement in palm oil fund-raising

  09 July 2009

  Three European banks have come under fire from environmentalists for their involvement in a fund-raising by palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), which NGOs claim is involved in rainforest destruction.

• Equity fund managers 'complacent' on carbon emissions

  09 July 2009

  Climate change has little influence on the investment decisions made by equity fund managers, according to a report which revealed a seven-fold difference in the carbon footprints of UK-based equity funds.

• Climate change investors look beyond G8

  09 July 2009

  Investors exposed to the climate change theme have welcomed progress on targets at the G8 meeting in Italy this week – but say it is of little immediate relevance in investment terms.