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World Bank's IFC adopts new climate rules to deter lenders from backing coalBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2020
LONDON: The World Bank's private-sector arm has introduced new climate change conditions for its investments in commercial banks to encourage the lenders to wind down support for coal projects in Africa and Asia. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which owns equity... Read more.. |
3 developers call off NTPC’s solar contracts over regulatory delaysBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 29, 2020
Solar power contracts of three major power plant developers with state-run NTPC Ltd have been cancelled due to delays in regulatory approvals, potentially disrupting India’s clean energy trajectory by knocking 1,400MW off it. These firms had participated in what was the first... Read more.. Subject Tags: Clean Energy , International Finance Corporation (IFC) , NTPC , Power Generation , Renewable Energy , solar power , World Bank |
Hero Future Energies reorganises business to make overseas forayBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2019
Hero Future Energies has reorganised its business to expand its portfolio abroad and access cheaper funding. Hero Future Energies (HFE) Global, registered in London since 2016, will control the India business through a Singapore entity and spearhead the global plans. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Hero Future Energies , International Finance Corporation (IFC) , Renewable Energy , renewable industry , solar energy , wind power |
IFC urges Dhaka, Delhi to accept sustainable basin-wide river sharing formulaBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2019
The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has urged Bangladesh and India to opt for a sustainable management of rivers to keep them alive from the points of origin to their outfall into the sea through basin-wide management. In a statement on Friday, the IFC said this has now... Read more.. |
IFC pledges Rs 1,300 mn in Srinivasa FarmsBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 12, 2019
As part of strategic investment to support India’s agribusiness sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has committed to invest Rs 1,300 million (... Read more.. |
First offshore wind ‘emerging markets’ land World Bank fundsBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2019
Twelve countries are in line to be the first cohort of ‘emerging’ offshore wind markets to see backing under a $5m programme recently launched by the World Bank and International Finance... Read more.. Subject Tags: International Finance Corporation (IFC) , OECD , Offshore wind , Solar PV , Sustainable Finance |
IFC Partners with Levi Strauss and Co. to Reduce Emissions, Water Use in Textile FactoriesBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 8, 2019
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.), one of the world’s leading brand name apparel companies, signed a cooperation agreement that will help LS&Co.... Read more.. |
India Renewable Energy Developers Line Up US$1 Billion Green BondsBy : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2019
Two large private renewable energy developers in India are planning to raise US$500 million each through sale of green bonds. The move highlights the tightening flow of funds in the Indian... Read more.. |
Female workers boost efficiency by 5% in Bangla RMG sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 14, 2019
Female supervisors have boosted efficiency by five per cent in the garment sector in Bangladesh, says an initiative by Better Work Bangladesh. The Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR) initiaitve... Read more.. |
Azure Power secures USD-135m financing for rooftop solar in IndiaBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2018
Indian solar power producer Azure Power (NYSE:AZRE) has signed an agreement for a USD-135-million (EUR 115.5m) solar rooftop debt financing, it announced today. ... Read more.. |