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CDP water disclosure investor support jumps
10 February 2011The number of institutional investors backing the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) water disclosure request has jumped 150% to 354, managing $43 trillion in assets.
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On the rebound
09 February 2011The easing of the global recession has helped to stabilise the voluntary carbon market while regulatory developments, most notably in California, have prompted an uptick in interest. Charlotte Dudley reports
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UK waste market presents up to £20bn investment opportunity – banker
03 February 2011A funding gap has opened up in the UK waste management market which presents opportunities for investors and small developers, according to a leading banker to the sector.
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Time to send offsetting into retirement?
24 January 2011Carbon offsetting has received a mixed press in recent years – but switching from carbon credits to allowances could help restore its credibility, argues Jane Burston
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Suez Environnement launches water and waste management fund
02 December 2010French water and waste management firm Suez Environnement has launched Blue Orange, a venture capital fund to invest in environmental technologies.
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Maersk to measure emissions from shipping containers
04 November 2010Danish shipping company Maersk Line is to tell customers the carbon footprint of each container it moves around the world, an initiative that observers hope will accelerate the shipping industry's otherwise slow progress on limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Asset owners' climate disclosure is 'challenging'
28 October 2010The director of a new initiative to encourage asset owners to report how they are managing climate risks acknowledges that it faces "challenges" in driving disclosure.
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US looks to stem flow of e-waste to developing countries
07 October 2010Dumping electronic waste (e-waste) in developing countries could be banned in the US, if a bill put forward in the country's House of Representatives gains traction.
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Climate disclosure steady despite economy and climate talk wobbles - CDP
23 September 2010Global corporations continued voluntarily disclosing climate change risks and opportunities at a high rate despite the slow economic recovery and the failure of UN climate talks, according to an annual survey conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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Plastic use no longer under wraps as Clinton launches investor initiative
23 September 2010Former US President Bill Clinton has announced an investor-led survey of how companies use and track plastic in their business.