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Generation leads $18.3m LED VC round
08 May 2012A company specialising in LED lighting has raised $18.3 million in a venture capital financing round led by sustainability-focused investment firm Generation Investment Management.
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Forests' inflation, correlation appeal attracts pension funds
03 May 2012Pension funds are increasingly attracted to forestry investments because of their low correlation with equity and bond markets, and because of the inflation hedge they offer, according to fund managers and investors.
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Sustainable Timber & Energy issue oversubscribed
01 May 2012The UK's FIM Services has closed fundraising for its Sustainable Timber & Energy LP fund having raised £20.2 million ($32.9 million) against a target of £20 million. The fund now has total assets of more than £65 million, invested mostly in a portfolio of 55 UK forestry properties and two onshore windfarms in Scotland.
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Asset owners misunderstand sustainable investment
01 May 2012Asset owners could help boost sustainable investing by engaging more with investors on their progress in the area, say experts.
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Camco's consulting arm relaunches
23 April 2012The UK arm of consultancy business formerly owned by Camco International is relaunching today under the name Verco.
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Maplecroft names most climate-innovative US companies
23 April 2012General Electric (GE), aluminium producer Alcoa and automotive supplier Johnson Controls have been named the leading US companies in terms of clean-technology innovation and business adaptation to climate change, by risk analysis firm Maplecroft.
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Phaunos Timber Fund stung by strengthening dollar
19 April 2012Sustainable timber investment company Phaunos Timber Fund reported a $9.6 million loss in 2011, reversing 2010's $20.7 million profit, largely due to paper losses on its foreign currency conversions and revaluation of its assets.
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Clean energy M&A rises in first quarter
13 April 2012Clean energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) surged in the first quarter of 2012, while private equity investments and public market activity were all down, according to figures from VB Research.
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Clean energy investment slumps in first quarter
12 April 2012New investment in clean energy in the first quarter of 2012 totalled $27 billion – some 28% down on the previous quarter and 22% below the total for the same quarter last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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UK seeds impact investment bank with £600m
05 April 2012The UK government has launched a £600 million ($949 million) finance institution to lend money to charities and community groups, of which an undisclosed amount will go to environmental organisations.