Research / #investment
Food & Agriculture
Agricultural insurance improves food security globally
One in eight people in emerging markets suffer from hunger and malnutrition.
Agricultural insurance is an indispensable part of agricultural risk management and helps to smooth farm income as well as incentivise food investment.
Agricultural insurance...
Clean energy investment declined 11 per cent in 2012, weighed down by regulatory uncertainty and policy changes in big markets such as the US, India, Spain and Italy. Sharply lower …
Green Buildings
Driving transformation to energy efficient buildings: Policies and actions, 2nd edition
The UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative aims to double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. Efficient buildings are vital to achieving sustainable development because they …
Green Buildings
Building a Green 21st Century: Tracking Venture Investments in Green Buildings to Uncover New Opportunities
Venture capitalists have pumped in more than $4 billion in the race to build greener buildings. As the first wave of investments reach exits, they are now looking at new …
Global investment in renewable power and fuels increased 17 per cent to a new record of $257 billion in 2011. Developing economies made up 35 per cent of this total investment, compared to 65 per cent for developed economies.
The US...
The 2012 edition of REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) was launched together with its sister publication UNEP’s Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment (GTR).
First released in 2005, REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) has grown...
Driven by an increasing number of growth equity transactions, financing for water technology innovations is bouncing back after last year's dropoff, as firms seek to tap new opportunities arising from …
Transport
Smart Transportation Systems
Intelligent Transportation Technologies in the Age of Smart Cities: Traffic Management, Smart Charging, Public Transit, and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Systems
Lighting is a major consumer of electricity within commercial buildings, industrial and government facilities, traffic signals, and signs. The use of light-emitting diode (LED) products to lower energy usage and …
Water is becoming a hot topic for business, yet most companies don't know where to start in understanding and responding to water issues. This tool is designed to help companies …
China's build-out of "smart cities" is significantly smaller than suggested by the hype, but still represents a $153 billion opportunity across 54 projects, mostly in the southern and eastern provinces, …
Policy & Finance
Responsible investment: Creating value from environmental, social and governance issues
The private equity industry response to the responsible investment agenda is evolving rapidly. A recent survey of the private equity industry found that this trend looks set to continue in …
