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No CCS project likely to be funded in first wave of NER300
17 December 2012The European Commission (EC) is set to give the go-ahead for €1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) of funding through its NER300 programme tomorrow, but is unlikely to lead to any carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects being commissioned, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Dominion buys biggest fuel cell power project in North America
17 December 2012The biggest fuel cell power project in North America has been bought by energy giant Dominion Resources in a deal reportedly worth $125 million.
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The PRI's $32 trillion challenge
14 December 2012The Principles for Responsible Investment's James Gifford talks to Mark Nicholls about how the PRI is starting to occupy the 'mainstream' of investment management. But will the breadth of its membership slow down its mission?
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Sustainability ratings principles to be unveiled next year
14 December 2012Ceres and the Tellus Institute are to unveil the principles underpinning their Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) by the middle of next year, in an effort to create a benchmark against which the profusion of corporate sustainability ratings can be judged.
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EDF launches private equity ESG tool
13 December 2012Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has produced an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tool for private equity fund managers.
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Four in five 'mainstream' fund managers consider ESG factors – Aviva
11 December 2012More than 80% of "mainstream fund managers" consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when they invest, as most of them believe a company's ESG performance is linked to investment returns, according to insurance giant Aviva.
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First global climate index for asset owners reveals 'crisis of transparency'
11 December 2012A large proportion of the world's biggest investors have buried "their heads in the sand" when it comes to climate change, a lobby group claimed today as it launched the first global index for asset owners focusing on the issue.
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Banks back liquid assets
11 December 2012A combination of economic and environmental factors are creating promising investment opportunities in the water sector, say banks and fund managers. Graham Cooper reports
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Business fears over energy and resource costs hit three-year high – PwC
10 December 2012The number of business leaders worried that energy and resource costs pose a threat to growth has hit a three-year high, PwC has suggested.
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Risk management increasingly important for investors' ESG efforts – report
06 December 2012An increasing share of European asset owners say the management of long-term risk is their main motivation for incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria when they invest, according to a survey.