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Cheuvreux retains sustainability title in Extel survey
12 June 2013Kepler Cheuvreux has been voted best pan-European brokerage firm for sustainability research in the annual Thomson Reuters Extel survey.
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Wells Fargo's 'green financing' surges in 2012
12 June 2013US bank Wells Fargo more than doubled its environmental loans and investments last year, and claims to be on track to meet its goal of providing $30 billion of "green" finance between 2012 and 2020.
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New renewables firm plans €150m fund
12 June 2013A new solar asset management business has unveiled plans to raise €150 million ($199.1 million) for its inaugural fund.
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Climate fund reaches €60m first close
11 June 2013A fund seeking to raise €200 million to support sustainable land-use and ecosystem services has reached a first close, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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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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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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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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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.