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SRI fund returns will weaken in 2014, says fund manager
06 February 2014Socially responsible investment (SRI) funds will see lower returns in 2014 than last year, a fund manager has predicted.
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Oekom strengthens links with GES
03 February 2014Oekom Research is to collaborate with Stockholm-based Global Engagement Services (GES) on environmental, social and governance (ESG) research.
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Goldman Sachs seals deal with world's largest offshore wind operator
31 January 2014Goldman Sachs and two pension funds have bought about a quarter of Danish state energy company Dong Energy, in a move expected to boost its investments in offshore wind.
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$1.8bn coalition to divest from fossil fuels, reinvest in clean-tech
31 January 2014A coalition of philanthropic funds managing a combined $1.8 billion of assets committed to divest from fossil fuels and increase investments in "the clean energy economy", in the latest sign that the stranded assets movement is gaining momentum.
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Agilitas invests in private UK waste management group Impetus
30 January 2014Private equity group Agilitas has acquired an undisclosed stake in Impetus Waste Management, through its support of a management buyout led by managing director Ian Hunter.
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Conservation finance 'has $300bn a year market potential', says report
30 January 2014The development of a market to finance conservation projects could attract between $200 billion and $300 billion of private capital per year, a new report has claimed.
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Norway's $800bn 'oil fund' halves coal production holdings
29 January 2014Norway's $800 billion sovereign wealth fund has divested half of its holdings in coal miners over the past two years, its manager has said.
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Voting opens in EF's Deals of the Year awards
29 January 2014Nominations are now open for the seventh annual Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.
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An inflection point for energy efficiency financing?
29 January 2014There is a tangible sense of frustration at the slow progress being made in scaling up the European energy efficiency market. Traditional players need to learn from the more dynamic markets in the US, or risk being overtaken by rivals with new business models, argues Steven Fawkes
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Three-quarters of semi-conductor makers rated sub-prime for ESG
28 January 2014Three-quarters of the biggest semi-conductor manufacturers were rated sub-prime after their businesses were analysed for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, a report has revealed.