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Environmental Finance Personality of the Year
26 July 2011WINNER: Christopher Flensborg
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Catastrophe Risk Deal of the Year
26 July 2011WINNER: Clariden Leu's notional USA natural perils catastrophe derivative
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Carbon Finance Deal of the Year
26 July 2011WINNER: Sindicatum Carbon Capital structured CER sale RUNNER UP: Parhelion EU ETS eligibility insurance
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Environmental Bond Issue of the Year
26 July 2011WINNER: SunPower Andromeda Finance solar project bond
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Sovereign bond returns linked to sustainability – Sarasin
25 July 2011The performance of government bonds issued by countries living within their ecological means has been better than those pursuing unsustainable policies, according to research by Bank Sarasin.
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USPS saves $400m from energy efficiency
25 July 2011The US Postal Service (USPS) has saved $400 million since 2007 by cutting its energy through measures such as New York's largest green roof.
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Nasdaq to launch water indexes
22 July 2011The Nasdaq stock exchange is to launch four indexes to track the performance of companies involved in the water sector.
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Disruptive Capital raising £200m fund
22 July 2011London-based investor Disruptive Capital is raising a £200 million ($326 million) fund, which will include clean-tech companies in its remit of investment in companies "that are going to completely change the way we do things".
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Landfill pressure boosts waste fund returns
21 July 2011Growing demand for waste management solutions has helped a UK-focused recycling fund achieve returns of more than 40% over three years and is spurring its expansion plans.
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Climate Change Capital to persevere with wind financing plans
21 July 2011Climate Change Capital (CCC) is exploring other options for raising a fund to invest in European wind assets, after a deal to invest £61 million ($99 million) in a wind farm owned by Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) fell through this week.