Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI)
Challenges to electric vehicles adoption in India
Inc42 lists the following challenges in the adoption of electric vehicles in India: Lack of battery cell manufacturing The complete absence of primary battery cell manufacturing in India means that India is reliant on importing batteries from China, the dominant country in the battery supply chain, manufacturing around three quarters of the battery manufacturing of…
Read MoreEgypt embraces the benefits of renewable energy
According to the recent IRENA Renewable Energy Outlook report, Egypt is the most populous country in North African and the Arab region and home to one of the fastest-growing populations globally. This had led to an increase in energy demand, putting a strain on the country’s domestic energy resources, even amid substantial recent offshore natural…
Read MoreToppling battery prices set to ignite boom in energy storage sector
Tumbling battery prices are set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance. As a result, the team of new energy experts have re-evaluated global deployment of *behind-the-meter and grid-scale batteries over the next decades, predicting growth…
Read MoreWhy sustainable businesses make good investments
A growing body of empirical research shows that ethical and sustainable business practices facilitate corporate risk management and exploration of financial, social and environmental risks, obligations and opportunities can make them more profitable than firms that cut corners or ignore such issues. This also makes them more attractive and secure investment for investors. We take…
Read MoreInvestments in batteries accelerates energy transition to solar and wind power
The New Energy Outlook Report release by analysts at Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance (BNEF) documents the transition of energy resources from the current dominance of fossil fuels and gas to renewables of solar and wind energy. The report is based on information from 65 in-house experts at Bloomberg and 12 countries who worked on the…
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