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Most impact investors target market returns, says WEF
25 September 2013Four out of five 'impact' investors target market rates of return, yet only 9% of US pension fund managers feel it is "a viable investment approach", says a report from the World Economic Forum.
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Bakhshi is new head of F&C's sustainability team
25 September 2013F&C Investments has promoted Vicki Bakhshi to lead its governance and sustainable investment team.
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Camco project generates some of California's first carbon offsets
25 September 2013A carbon project developed by Camco Clean Energy will shortly be issued with some of the first offsets eligible in California's cap-and-trade system.
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Transparency drive aims to boost demand for $500m green bond
25 September 2013The African Development Bank will name the projects that receive funding from a planned $500 million green bond issue, and detail the carbon savings they generate, as it seeks to increase transparency for investors.
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Stern backs new climate change economics study ahead of Paris 2015
24 September 2013Businesses and government leaders have launched a project to analyse impacts of climate change on the economy, backed by leading economist Nicholas Stern.
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China to introduce carbon tax alongside emissions trading - IETA
24 September 2013Chinese industry is likely to face a carbon tax as well as a national emissions trading system (ETS) from 2016, according to the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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Homeowners jointly buy wind turbine in crowdfunding 'world record'
24 September 2013A crowdfunding platform has raised €1.3 million ($1.8 million) in just 13 hours from 1,700 Dutch homeowners who have jointly bought their own wind turbine.
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Investor interest not a major driver of corporate sustainability – survey
23 September 2013Only 12% of chief executives see investor interest as a major driver of corporate sustainability practices, while the vast majority say governments have a key role to play, according to an international survey of 1,000 CEOs.
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Renewables: a hotspot for the weather risk market
23 September 2013Requests for weather risk products from renewable energy developers and investors are mounting, providing market participants with long sought-after new demand. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Trading Emissions slumps on Brazilian setback
23 September 2013London-listed Trading Emissions (TEP) has lost almost 20% of its stockmarket value after saying on Friday that it expects to write down the value of its holding in Brazilian biodiesel company Bionasa, which is in financial difficulties.