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Drought on Europe's doorstep
22 September 2011Most business and investor concern about a lack of water is focused on far-flung parts of the world. But, the European Commission is warning, the effects are increasingly being felt closer to home. Philippa Jones reports
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How the PRI is moving the needle
12 September 2011The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment initiative is not without its critics – but, argues Julie Gorte, it is helping to change the direction of the investment world
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Seizing the CCS opportunity
08 September 2011Carbon capture and storage presents a myriad of unique challenges – but regulators and policy-makers are laying the foundations for a multi-billion-dollar global industry, say Brian Downie and Bree Miechel
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Investing for sustainable development
28 July 2011From the UN PRI to the Equator Principles, the standards meant to make investment decisions more sustainable are too weak to work, argues the IIED's Emma Blackmore
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Making an impact
27 July 2011With growing amounts of private capital being directed towards sustainable development, great claims are being made for impact investing. But definitions are unclear and many institutional investors remain unwilling to engage. Graham Cooper reports
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Putting principles into practice
26 July 2011ING's Leonie Schreve explains how the Equator Principles are spreading throughout the Dutch bank
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Finding a path to REDD investment
05 July 2011How can finance be mobilised to protect the world's rainforests, in a climate of extreme policy uncertainty? Environmental Finance and Irbaris convened a panel of experts to try to find out. Mark Nicholls reports
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Shareholders fight back
30 June 2011Shareholders unhappy with how companies are performing on natural gas fracking, energy and climate issues are making their voices heard at annual general meetings, says Mindy Lubber from investor coalition Ceres
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Asia: ripe for clean-tech commercialisation
19 May 2011Clean-tech investors are beating a path to Asia – but opportunities there lie in commercialisation, not innovation, says Tom Whitehouse
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Practising what they preach
10 May 2011Pressure is building on the investment community to disclose how its investments impact the environment – but more information does not necessarily mean better information, says Elliot Frankal