Iona Capital Attends EfW Showcase
On 21 January 2020 Julia Safiullina addressed attending delegates at Energy from Waste Showcase organised by Energy Industries Council at Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester. Julia’s topic was on how to deliver low carbon infrastructure in the UK. Her talk has focused on how to deliver sustainability goals in collaboration with local authorities and local […]
Iona Capital Invests in Binn Group’s Scottish EfW
Iona Capital is to make its second investment in a UK Energy from Waste (EFW) plant. Iona is investing in Binn Group’s 8.6MW EFW plant at their Binn Eco Park near Perth, Scotland, which will provide power to existing occupiers of the industrial park and export power to the National Grid. Construction of the EFW […]
St Boswells Biogas Delivers Strong Results
On 27 February, a number of Biogas Power representatives will be leading a closed group discussion on the benefits of AD to selected members of the SAC group. The aim of the event is to demonstrate the value of AD as well as provide a forum in which SAC members can share their ideas. This […]
Iona Capital Scores an ‘A’ Rating in its 2020 PRI Rating
The PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and to support its international network of investor signatories in incorporating these factors into their investment and ownership decisions. As part of its core purpose and commitment […]
Iona’s Successful £60m Debt Financing
Iona Capital Limited (“Iona”), the low carbon sustainable fund manager, has successfully closed a debt financing on behalf of one of its funds, Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP (“IEILP”), which has invested in an operational portfolio of 11 Anaerobic Digestion (“AD”) renewable energy assets, located across the UK. IEILP is a greenfield fund, which launched in […]
Climate reality: Richard Barker speaks at City of Bristol event
On November 21st in Bristol, Iona Capital’s Richard Barker gave the key-note address at a Climate Reality event, organised by Marvin Rees, the City’s Mayor. The event, at which more than 160 people working within Bristol’s private, public and third sectors attended. It was held to mark Climate Reality’s 24 Hours of Reality: Truth in […]
IONA DIGEST – ISSUE 7
Iona Capital Newsletter September Issue Welcome to Iona’s Newsletter. This edition focuses on the dramatic growth of ESG over recent years, and questions whether it will be sufficient to drive the level of behaviour change required to stay within the 2 degrees Celsius global warming target. It also provides an update of interesting news from […]
Iona Capital receive their UN PRI rating
In 2018 Iona Capital became a signatory to the UN PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) program, a United Nations reporting framework that benchmarks and rates ESG investment principles across a large number of companies and industries. 2018 was also Iona’s first voluntary UN PRI reporting year: our 2018 data and responses to the UN PRI […]
Iona Capital partnership with The Wensleydale Creamery
Iona Capital, a low carbon sustainable fund manager, has secured a deal with the Wensleydale Creamery to produce over 10,000 MWh of energy per year from a by-product of cheese making. The new feedstock agreement will see Iona’s Leeming Biogas plant in North Yorkshire process whey permeate, a valuable by-product produced during the manufacturing of […]
IONA DIGEST – ISSUE 6
Welcome to Iona’s sixth digest. This edition takes a look at the increasing momentum behind the climate change movement from governments, businesses and individuals, as well as the need for investors to select fund managers that can articulate clear execution strategies in these rapidly evolving markets. It also provides a summary of news from the […]
