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BlackBerry among FTSE4Good additions as the index breaks link with EIRIS
16 September 2013BlackBerry, Clorox and MGM Resorts International are among 30 companies added to FTSE's responsible investment index in its semi-annual review, while no firms were deleted.
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BoA, UBS in, but HSBC out of sustainability index
12 September 2013Bank of America, UBS and United Parcel Service are the largest of 39 companies admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), following an annual review of constituents carried out by sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM.
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First project under South Africa's renewables drive goes live
12 September 2013The first project commissioned under South Africa's ambitious renewables drive has been connected to the electricity grid.
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Canadian investor lends C$75m to provider of energy efficient heating and cooling
10 September 2013A Canadian financial services company has made a second senior loan to a provider of energy efficient heating and cooling products, boosting the total amount loaned to C$160 million (US$155 million).
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EIB aims for biggest ever green bond
06 September 2013The European Investment Bank (EIB) aims to tap its €650 million ($856 million) Climate Awareness Bond, in a move that could make it the largest ever green bond.
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EU carbon prices hit five-month high after free allowance cut
06 September 2013European carbon prices have climbed above €5 ($6.58) for the first time since April after a reduction of free allocations to installations in the oversupplied market was confirmed.
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Foresight plans £200m solar IPO
05 September 2013Alternative asset manager Foresight is set to become the latest in a string of firms to launch a renewables IPO after announcing plans to raise £200 million ($311.8 million) by floating a solar fund.
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Fund consortium backs US solar developer
05 September 2013A consortium of funds has invested $67.3 million in a US solar company to finance the development of utility-scale solar projects.
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GIIN issues measurement guide for impact investors
04 September 2013A guide to help investors measure the social and environmental impacts of their investments, as well as their financial performance, has been launched by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
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RenRe Energy Advisors sold for 'mid double-digit million dollars'
03 September 2013Munich Re is to pay a "mid double-digit million" dollar price to acquire RenRe Energy Advisors, a leading weather derivatives dealer, from Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings.