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China’s Sinovel charged with stealing trade secrets

Sinovel Wind Group Co., a Chinese wind-turbine company, was charged with stealing trade secrets from its former U.S. supplier, a case of industrial espionage that may heighten tensions in U.S.-China r...

28 Jun 2013

China’s Sinovel charged with stealing trade secrets

News / Energy

Japan nuclear safety upgrades dazzle, mask industry woes

Japan's nuclear utilities face shareholders this week promising restarts of idled plants as soon as next month after costly safety upgrades, plans that look wildly optimistic given they are yet to sec...

24 Jun 2013

Japan nuclear safety upgrades dazzle, mask industry woes

Press Releases / United Nations University

Call for articles – IHDP writing contest on Sustainable Development Goals

Introduction The IHDP Secretariat's Writing Contest is open again! Young scholars are invited to take part and write an article for the third issue of the Dimensions magazine, to be published mid 20...

11 Feb 2013

Call for articles – IHDP writing contest on Sustainable Development Goals

News / Policy & Finance

IFC to lend $4.6m to PE-backed Azure Power

Azure Sun Energy Private Limited (Azure Sun), a wholly owned subsidiary of PE-backed Azure Power India Private Limited, has received $4.6 million (Rs 25.6 crore) from International Finance Corporation...

15 Jun 2012

IFC to lend $4.6m to PE-backed Azure Power

Press Releases / ABB

ABB to acquire Power-One to become a global leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters

The boards of ABB and Power-One have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One at $6.35 per share or approximately $1 billion equity value, which includes Power-One’s net cash of $2...

22 Apr 2013

ABB to acquire Power-One to become a global leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters

News / Manufacturing

Making the case for innovation in private industry

During a panel discussion in March of the Zhejiang delegation to the National People's Congress, Cao Kejian, chairman of Kaishan Group, an air compressor manufacturer, lodged a strong complaint. After...

30 May 2013

Making the case for innovation in private industry

News / Energy

LDK surges on sale of minority stake to Chinese investors

LDK Solar, the second-biggest maker of wafers that convert the sun’s energy to electricity, rose the most in almost a year after Chinese investors purchased a minority stake. LDK’s American depositary...

23 Oct 2012

LDK surges on sale of minority stake to Chinese investors

News / Policy & Finance

Govt to implement Rio document

“The Future We Want” document agreed by world leaders in the Rio+20 Earth Summit will serve as a guideline in implementation of the sustainable development projects in the country, a minister has sa...

9 Jul 2012

Govt to implement Rio document

Research / Lux Research

Big Cleantech: Investing in Water Innovations

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 arisin...

7 Jun 2012

Big Cleantech: Investing in Water Innovations

News / Policy & Finance

Green Infra to ditch supplier-led India wind farm model

Green Infra, backed by IDFC Private Equity, will start developing wind farms from scratch next year, ditching a business model in India that favors dominant turbine supplier Suzlon Energy over competi...

10 Aug 2012

Green Infra to ditch supplier-led India wind farm model

Research / PricewaterhouseCoopers

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 the near fu...

9 Mar 2012

Responsible investment: Creating value from environmental, social and governance issues

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

We are slowly starting to manage sustainably

Along with several Earth Institute colleagues, I have begun the process of developing a research programme in sustainability policy and management. Our goal is to conduct rigorous, practical, but acad...

27 Aug 2013

We are slowly starting to manage sustainably

News / Policy & Finance

UEM Group exits end-of-life vehicle recycling business

UEM Group Bhd is exiting the end-of-life vehicle recycling business by selling its entire stake in its unit Special Builders Sdn Bhd. It said on Thursday the disposal of the unit would be done through...

4 Oct 2012

UEM Group exits end-of-life vehicle recycling business

News / Energy

Indian firms make headway in the renewable energy sector

He came to India with a foreign venture, and then went on to take an Indian enterprise into foreign lands. In 1998, a 35-year-old Englishman helped the Hong Kong-headquartered Jardine Matheson Group s...

9 Aug 2012

Indian firms make headway in the renewable energy sector

News / Energy

Mighty River jumps on debut of New Zealand’s biggest IPO

...equities portfolio manager at Mint Asset Management Ltd. in Auckland. “Depending on the market conditions in the next year or so, there should be a reasonably solid demand for more assets coming out o...

10 May 2013

Mighty River jumps on debut of New Zealand’s biggest IPO

News / Policy & Finance

LDK leads surge on first solar demand in Europe

...equities traded in New York, sending the benchmark index to the highest level in two weeks, after a US competitor said demand from Europe unexpectedly grew. LDK, the world’s second-largest maker of wa...

13 Jun 2012

LDK leads surge on first solar demand in Europe

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate bond market tops $174bn

...equities – a reversal of where we were a few years ago". Nick Robins, director at the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence, added that this trend was likely to continue as markets and technologies...

1 Jun 2012

Climate bond market tops $174bn

News / Water

Singapore's water companies aim to quench China's $850 billion thirst

Water companies in Singapore are attracting big-name investors as they profit from exporting their expertise to China, which plans to spend $850 billion over the next decade to improve its scarce and ...

4 Jun 2013

Singapore's water companies aim to quench China's $850 billion thirst

Research / SolAbility

Climate change, energy & businesses - quantifying the impacts to 2040

...equities for institutional investors. SolAbility’s corporate clients have been recognised as sustainability leaders in their respective business fields. Three companies who have implemented sus...

27 Nov 2012

Climate change, energy & businesses - quantifying the impacts to 2040

News / Policy & Finance

US, China climate standoff returns

Major developing countries have dampened prospects for agreement on international carbon emissions reduction targets by insisting on distinguishing between the responsibilities of industrialised and e...

24 Sep 2012

US, China climate standoff returns

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