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Financial rewards drive emissions reductions, says CDP
12 September 2013Financial incentives for employees, particularly at board level, are powerful drivers of corporate action on climate change, according to a major new survey.
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Canadian investor lends C$75m to provider of energy efficient heating and cooling
10 September 2013A Canadian financial services company has made a second senior loan to a provider of energy efficient heating and cooling products, boosting the total amount loaned to C$160 million (US$155 million).
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Foresight plans £200m solar IPO
05 September 2013Alternative asset manager Foresight is set to become the latest in a string of firms to launch a renewables IPO after announcing plans to raise £200 million ($311.8 million) by floating a solar fund.
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RenRe Energy Advisors sold for 'mid double-digit million dollars'
03 September 2013Munich Re is to pay a "mid double-digit million" dollar price to acquire RenRe Energy Advisors, a leading weather derivatives dealer, from Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings.
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Social stock exchange eyes expansion beyond UK
02 September 2013The UK-based Social Stock Exchange (SSE) is planning to attract foreign companies as well as those listed in London, and aims to have 20 corporate members by the end of the year.
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Enel almost doubles new renewables capacity in 2012
02 September 2013Italian utility Enel boosted its renewables generation capacity by more than 1GW in 2012, almost twice as much as was added the previous year.
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SolarCity sells shares and notes to raise more than $200m
30 August 2013Solar financing company SolarCity has announced plans to raise $223.5 million by selling shares and convertible notes.
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Full disclosure
29 August 2013UK-listed companies will soon be required to report their global emissions, which for many could prove a complex task. Gary Davis explains how to overcome the main challenges to accurately reporting emissions data
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Storebrand to evaluate utility holdings for 'stranded assets'
29 August 2013Asset manager Storebrand will analyse the sustainability of its utility holdings next month, Environmental Finance can reveal, following an analysis of the energy sector earlier this year which led to 19 exclusions.
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South-east Asia clean energy fund raises $130m
29 August 2013A clean energy fund has raised $130 million to invest in small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency in South-east Asia.