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Pension funds targeted in climate disclosure campaign
03 October 2012A campaign to encourage pension fund managers to reduce their exposure to climate risks is urging beneficiaries to write in and demand action.
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Criminals hinder efforts to stop deforestation – UN
02 October 2012Organised criminals are behind at least half of the logging in tropical countries, threatening efforts to combat climate change and conserve forests, and are using investment funds to mask illegal forestry activities, according to a UN report.
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US power plants strained by heat, drought – UCS
01 October 2012Power plants in the US have been strained by this summer's heat and drought, with operators having to reduce power production or shut down reactors, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
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Risk management at a premium for Arctic gold rush – Verdantix
27 September 2012Global warming and supportive government policies will drive a natural-resources "investment boom" in the Arctic, according to sustainability consultancy Verdantix – but it warns that an environmental disaster in the region would "crush a corporation".
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Climate investor groups slammed for lack of cooperation
26 September 2012The organiser of an initiative to get asset owners to disclose climate risks has blasted three investor groups that have declined to collaborate with it.
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Soft commodities investors face 'quagmire' of environmental risks – WWF
25 September 2012Investors face "a quagmire of material, reputational, and systemic risks" when investing in soft commodities, according to conservation group WWF, which has released a guide to investing in 10 major soft commodities sectors.
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Impax makes North America push with NYC office
24 September 2012Impax Asset Management has opened a New York office and appointed David Richardson in the newly-created role of head of institutional sales and client service for North America.
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Ambienta marketing second private equity fund
20 September 2012Italian asset manager Ambienta is pre-marketing a potentially €300 million ($388 million) private equity fund to invest in European environmental technology companies.
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Water-tech outperforms other climate themes in HSBC index
20 September 2012The water waste and pollution control sector has edged ahead of the other sub-sectors in HSBC's Climate Change Index, but still underperformed its benchmark.
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US private equity firm raising $300m green-tech fund
19 September 2012Private equity firm NewWorld Capital plans to raise $300 million to invest in environmentally friendly technologies across five different sectors.