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Sustainability reporting 'hits plateau'
31 October 2013The growth in the number of listed companies reporting key sustainability metrics is "slowing dramatically", a report has warned.
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Investors and businesses lobby for early EU ETS reform
25 October 2013A group of 53 businesses, investors and trade associations has called on the European Commission to bring forward, to the end of this year, draft legislation to reform the beleaguered EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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Aviva buys UK solar assets from private equity group
08 October 2013Private equity group Zouk Capital has sold an 8.6MW portfolio of residential solar assets to Aviva Investors, the asset management division of insurance giant Aviva. The price was not disclosed.
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Mangrove carbon project has potential for voluntary market roll-out
04 October 2013A pioneering initiative will fund the protection and restoration of mangrove swamps by issuing voluntary carbon credits.
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New system for reporting social benefits of carbon projects
28 August 2013A project developer and a company that buys some of its offsets have devised a new way of measuring the social benefits created by their partnership.
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Asset manager hires head of ESG engagement
30 July 2013An investment firm has added a head of engagement to its responsible investment team.
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NYSE joins Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
26 July 2013NYSE Euronext, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, has joined the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, marking "a significant step forward" for the programme.
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Investors demand review into climate change and resource depletion
16 July 2013An alliance of investors has demanded the launch of an inquiry into why the UK Treasury scrapped plans for a review of the impact of resource depletion and climate change on growth prospects.
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Investors managing €65trn back EU non-financial reporting proposals
19 June 2013A coalition of organisations representing more than 700 institutional investors and other financial firms say they "strongly support" a European Commission proposal to force large companies to include material non-financial information in their annual reports.
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Investors call on G8 leaders to promote sustainability reporting
13 June 2013Investors and financial institutions with $2 trillion of assets under management have urged G8 leaders to promote corporate sustainability reporting when they meet next week.