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BoAML launches 'fighting drought'-themed tradable stock screen
24 October 2012Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) has created a list of stocks and a tradable stock screen comprising firms it considers to profit from fighting drought and promoting food, water and energy security.
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CDP water survey to rank firms
23 October 2012A closely watched survey of how some of the biggest global companies are responding to the challenges threatening their water supply is set to rank respondents in terms of their performance, it was revealed today.
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Investors worth $2trn press Canadian oil sands developers on ESG
23 October 2012Canadian oil sands developers must dramatically reduce the environmental and social impact of their operations, according to investors.
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Low Carbon Accelerator warns on valuation, timing of asset sales
22 October 2012Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA), the first listed venture capital fund specialising in low-carbon investments, has warned of delays in the disposal of its assets.
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BVCA releases new responsible private equity guide
22 October 2012The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has released an updated and significantly expanded responsible investment guide for private equity and venture capital firms.
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New biofuels rules could force EU to miss green target
19 October 2012Plans for new regulations designed to reduce the climate impact of the biofuels industry are in danger of causing the EU to miss a key sustainability target, a leading supplier has warned.
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Future Fund defends itself over AODP attack
19 October 2012Australia's largest pension fund has denied claims that it is ignoring the effect of climate change on its investments as it defended its decision to decline to respond to a request for information from a lobby group.
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US clean energy sector 'performing well' despite A123 - UCS
18 October 2012The US clean energy industry is still performing well despite electric car battery maker A123 Systems having filed for bankruptcy protection this week, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
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Top companies lack long-term water strategies
18 October 2012Most of the world's largest corporations do not have a long-term strategy in place to address water risk, according to KPMG.
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Australia's largest pension fund 'too poorly resourced' to address climate risk
18 October 2012Future Fund, Australia's largest pension fund, has told the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) that it lacks the resources to disclose how it plans to manage climate risks.