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People moves, June
28 June 2013The latest environmental markets appointments at the Green Climate Fund, International Finance Corporation, Sarasin Bank, Roth Capital Partners, UNEP Finance Initiative, and more.
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Energy efficient ships an 'attractive investment opportunity', says bank
27 June 2013Investors are increasingly seeing retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies as an attractive opportunity, according to a bank, which is developing a finance mechanism for the activity.
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Private sector profit 'hinges on climate change adaption' – report
21 June 2013The future profitability of corporations will increasingly hinge on their adaptation to climate change, a report has warned, suggesting sector-specific opportunities companies should seize to manage climate-related risks.
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Swiss Re stops 23 transactions on ESG grounds
19 June 2013Swiss Re's latest corporate responsibility report has revealed the firm barred 23 deals last year on the grounds that they did not meet its sustainability risk framework.
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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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Private equity ESG management 'reaches new frontier' – study
10 June 2013Management of environmental, social and governance issues by private equity funds and investors has risen in the past 12 months, a study has found.
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Bank sells carbon firm
03 June 2013A US investment bank has sold its carbon offset development firm, Environmental Finance has learned.