Recent Green and Sustainable Hedge Fund News

Darwinian Downsizing in the Solar Industry

The solar industry is suffering some 19th century Darwinian style competition, with Chinese manufacturers Suntech (STP) and Yingli Green Energy Holding...

Is a New Global Authority for Integrated Reporting the Solution for CSR?

A major announcement was made yesterday that could just be what the world was waiting for, a new single global authority was formed, the International...

Vedanta hit with warning by APG Asset Management for Non-Disclosure of ESG Issues

More and more companies are feeling intense pressure from investors to increase their level of transparency and more actively manage global ESG challenges.

Why Water Will Soon Become More Valuable Than Oil

If you think that the upcoming energy shortage is going to be bad, it will pale in comparison to the next water crisis, so investment in fresh water infrastructure...

Oil Industry Reputation Hit by Gulf Oil Spill

The Gulf oil spill has hit the reputation not only of BP but of the entire oil industry, including among those who favor increased use of fossil fuels...

Orkla Finans closing down Energy and Carbon funds

Orkla Finans AS has decided to close its Energy Fund and Carbon Fund. According to Bloomberg, the firm’s Energy Fund, which invests in commodities,...

Zachary Karabell's River Twice Capital launches flagship hedge fund

River Twice Capital Advisors LLC launched its flagship hedge fund, the River Twice Fund, this month with $8.4 million in assets under management. The...

New Pax World ETFs Focus on Sustainable Investing

On May 19, New Hampshire-based PAX World announced the launch of ESG Shares, the first group of ETFs focused solely on sustainable investing. The fund...

Gulf Spill Puts US Energy Bill on Slippery Slope

With energy, Senate Democrats find themselves between a rock and two hard places. Nonetheless, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.,...

Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index

On May 14, the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and CRD Analytics announced the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability...

Asian Development Bank launches $9 Billion Plan for Solar Energy in Asia

The Asian Development Bank launched a $9 billion solar power initiative to develop projects generating 3,000 megawatts by 2012.

The announcement,...

Amid Push For Renewable Energy, Saudi Arabia Cautiously Turns Over Green Leaf

The promise of green energy has intrigued the Middle East, where concern about future reserves runs deep, but Saudi Arabia's recent plan for a multibillion-dollar...

GLG Partners deepens Event-Driven and ESG capabilities with addition of Griffin, Lucaussy and Mitchell

GLG Partners has made a number of significant additions to its investment team this week. The global hedge fund manager announced yesterday that it had...

Corporate Governance: Obama Administration vs. Business Groups

One day after an Obama administration official stood behind the corporate governance changes included in the Senate financial regulation bill a dozen...

Financial Theorist Links Extreme Events in Nature to Extreme Events in the Markets

Research led by Dr. Loran Chollete at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and Columbia University has found an interesting connection...

Which Energy and Climate Bill will Hit the Senate Floor and When?

At the 9th Annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit (WSGTS) this past week there was much talk about pending climate change legislation; what will it look...

S&P Launches New ESG Index for Egyptian Stock Exchange

This past Tuesday Standard & Poor's and the Egyptian Stock Exchange launched the Egyptian ESG S&P/EGX ESG Index, the first ESG-based index of Egyptian...

Top Hedge Fund Managers to discuss Green and Sustainable investment strategies

On March 24th, the Wall Street Green Trading Summit in New York will feature a panel discussion about “How Green Hedge Funds Execute Their Strategies.”...

CRD Analytics and Trucost Expand Partnership

CRD Analytics (CRDA), LLC and Trucost PLC announced the signing of a new partnership agreement that will enhance and expand the SmartViewTM platform and...

Winslow Management Company closes Green Solutions Fund; To focus efforts on flagship Winslow Green Growth Fund

Winslow Management Company recently announced the closure of its global growth equity fund, the Winslow Green Solutions Fund. Winslow is a fund manager...


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