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Sustainable Development plans $200m UK-China fund
04 December 2013UK-based investment and advisory company Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) is planning a $200 million fund to promote energy efficiency in both China and the UK.
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Sustainable Development Capital named preferred bidder for energy efficiency fund
02 December 2013Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL) has been selected by the Irish government as the 'preferred applicant' to create a €70 million ($95 million) Irish Energy Efficiency Fund.
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Rio+20 prompts rethink of management education
29 October 2013A new initiative will help business schools address sustainable development in their management programmes, explains John North.
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UK GIB-backed fund in £11m biomass deal
30 September 2013A fund backed by the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has "secured the long-term future" of a waste wood-burning biomass plant with an £11 million investment.
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Sarasin hires sustainable investment research head after staff exodus to rival
27 September 2013Swiss bank J. Safra Sarasin has made new appointments to its sustainable investment team after losing more than 40 of its employees to a rival.
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Investors struggle to compare non-financial reporting, survey finds
23 August 2013Investors are struggling to compare the "inadequate" non-financial information released by European companies, a survey has found.
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Sustainability heavyweight - Q&A with Paul Polman
13 August 2013With its ambitious targets to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, waste and water use, Unilever is widely seen as a sustainability champion. Its CEO Paul Polman tells Peter Cripps how its efforts to tackle environmental problems have helped drive its growth.
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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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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.