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Insurer launches weather risk desk
11 June 2013Bermuda-based insurance firm Axis Capital Holdings has hired two veterans of the weather risk markets to launch its weather and commodity markets desk.
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Italy urges companies to report through CDP
11 June 2013The Italian government is to "formally request" that 100 of the country's largest companies and its major cities disclose their environmental data to investors through the CDP.
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GIB assesses funding needs of anaerobic digestion
11 June 2013The UK's fledgling anaerobic digestion market requires capital investment of about £650 million, according to the nation's Green Investment Bank.
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People moves summer 2013
11 June 2013The latest appointments in the environmental markets.
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First ESG indexes launched for bond investors
11 June 2013A range of more than 500 new fixed income indexes based on environmental, social and governance criteria has been launched today.
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IEA adds to warnings on 'stranded' energy assets
10 June 2013The International Energy Agency has added its voice to warnings that action to combat climate change threatens to leave energy companies with 'stranded assets'.
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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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US, China agree deal to cut HFCs
10 June 2013The US and China have agreed a deal to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a group of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerants.
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Environmental services firm in €150m buy-out
10 June 2013A multinational environmental solutions company has taken full ownership of a Latin American joint-venture in a €150 million deal.
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Investors braced for further Spanish subsidy cuts
07 June 2013Spain is expected to hit investors with further cuts to subsidies for renewables in a move that threatens to push some firms into default.