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Shareholders should beef-up tactics on engagement
16 December 2011Environmental and social resolutions can be effective tools for driving change at corporations, but more aggressive strategies should be incorporated into the shareholder engagement movement, experts said.
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US lagging on ESG due to legal, fiduciary red herrings
15 December 2011The US is falling behind other countries and regions in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into mainstream investment decisions, largely due to perceived legal or fiduciary risks, experts said.
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Bridges Ventures snags £72m for third fund
15 December 2011Bridges Ventures has announced a first close of £72 million ($111 million) for its third "sustainable growth fund".
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Exchanges ill-equipped to drive climate change disclosure
15 December 2011Stock exchanges "lack tools, resources and expertise" to encourage listed companies to disclose climate change information, according to a white paper by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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Energy efficiency, water dodge clean-tech challenges
15 December 2011Energy efficiency and water remain attractive sectors for sustainable investment despite policy challenges for clean-tech businesses, according to experts.
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Thailand SEC mulling derivatives to hedge water risk
14 December 2011Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying the feasibility of developing contracts to help protect investors and local companies against the effects of flooding.
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EU states risk missing bioenergy targets
14 December 2011Difficulties in sourcing adequate supplies of biomass mean that European countries could miss their renewable energy targets, according to Rabobank.
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Private equity an 'untapped' climate finance source – IFC
12 December 2011The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has called for multilateral financial institutions to help accelerate the growth of climate-related private equity investments in emerging markets.
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Slow start for APX wood pellet contracts
10 December 2011There have been no trades in the APX-Endex biomass contracts one month after their launch, but the energy exchange remains positive about their prospects.
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NYSE, BNEF ignore dismal performance to launch new renewables indexes
29 November 2011NYSE Euronext has launched the first of a family of clean energy equity indexes, which it claims will help investors make more targeted investments in the sector.