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JPMorgan sews up EcoSecurities takeover
05 December 2009US investment bank JPMorgan has completed its takeover of EcoSecurities, and is considering further acquisitions in the space.
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ESG can boost financial performance - Mercer
05 December 2009Taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into account can improve the financial performance of investments, according to a survey of academic research by consultancy Mercer.
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The adaptation imperative
05 December 2009Companies will not only increasingly have to mitigate climate change, they will also have to adapt to it. But what questions should their shareholders be asking? Rory Sullivan, David Russell and Seb Beloe summarise the first report of its kind on the adaption question
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Professionalising GHG verification
05 December 2009The recent suspension of a leading CDM verification company has highlighted the need to 'professionalise' the auditors of greenhouse gas emissions, say Tim Stumhofer and Michael Gillenwater
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Cash for clunkers?
05 December 2009The US government has won plaudits from renewable energy project developers for the speed with which it got grant cash out of the door. But, as Gloria Gonzalez reports, there are concerns it may be backing less-than-stellar projects
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Parched plants, risky investments
05 December 2009Dana Krechowicz examines how two key sectors in South and Southeast Asia are being affected by water scarcity – and what investors should be doing about it
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Putting a price on nature
05 December 2009Pavan Sukhdev is aiming to do for the economics of biodiversity what Nicholas Stern did for climate change. He talks to Mark Nicholls
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Railpen bids to push climate change up investment agenda
03 December 2009Railpen, one of the UK's largest pension funds, has asked its investment managers and trustees to fill out a 'climate audit' of how they factor climate change into existing investment processes.
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China, India targets in 'right ball-park' for carbon budget – PwC
03 December 2009Targets from China and India to reduce their carbon intensity "are in the right ball-park" for getting the world back in line with its 'carbon budget', according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Bankwatch blasts EIB over fossil fuel lending
03 December 2009Spending on renewable energy by the European Investment Bank (EIB) is being undermined by its continuing support for fossil fuels, according to funding watchdog CEE Bankwatch Network.