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People moves
04 November 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, covering companies including the World Bank, Aberdeen Asset Management, Principles for Responsible Investment, Sindicatum, E.On, PwC and more
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Call for coalition to drive green bond market growth
01 November 2013Citi and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have attempted to accelerate the growth of the fledgling green bond market by calling for a collaboration of investors, issuers and dealers to drive its development.
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Calvert launches innovative green bond fund
31 October 2013Calvert Investments has today launched an innovative green bond fund designed to tap into growing demand for environmentally friendly investments.
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A salute to South Africa
31 October 2013South Africa's plan to add 17.8GW of renewables capacity by 2030 is staggering in its scale. It means that some 42% of the energy generation installed between 2010 and 2030 will be clean.
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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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Companies' efforts to tackle water risk are 'inadequate'
31 October 2013Companies increasingly recognise that threats to their water security pose a significant risk to their business, but their response to problem is often "inadequate and misguided", the latest CDP Global Water Report has warned.
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Impact investments can match traditional asset returns, studies claim
31 October 2013Two studies of impact investments claim to show that investors would sacrifice little, if any, financial return by selecting their assets on environmental and social as well as economic grounds.
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'St Jude' storm could cost UK insurers £500m
30 October 2013UK insurers could be hit by £300 million - £500 million ($480m-800m) of claims related to damage caused by the St Jude storm, which struck the UK on 28 October, broker Willis Re estimates.
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Carbon risks to investors similar to sub-prime mortgages - Al Gore
30 October 2013Investors face a similar risk from carbon-intensive assets as they did from sub-prime mortgages, Al Gore, former US vice president and co-founder of Generation Investment Management, suggested today.
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Mainstream group wins 360MW wind contracts in South Africa
30 October 2013A consortium led by Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power is poised to invest ZAR 9 billion ($913 million) to develop three new wind farms in South Africa with a combined capacity of 360MW.