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LG to invest $6.8bn in green strategy
27 September 2011South Korean conglomerate LG has said it will invest 8 trillion won ($6.8 billion) by 2015 in a 'Green New Business' strategy.
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Fulcrum Bioenergy files for $115m IPO
26 September 2011Fulcrum Bioenergy has joined the flurry of US biofuels companies hoping to raise cash from the public markets.
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Novozymes targets multi-billion dollar African charcoal market with green alternative
22 September 2011Novozymes is to help finance a novel integrated food and energy venture in Mozambique which aims to displace charcoal with biofuel – offering a more sustainable alternative, it says, with a view to opening a massive market.
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Green taxes to pave way to 'resource efficient Europe'
20 September 2011The European Commission has drawn up a "roadmap to a resource efficient Europe", which it believes shows the way for the EU to decouple economic growth from resource use and prepare for a more sustainable future based on innovation. EU environment commissioner Janez Potočnik called for more green taxes to bolster the shift, but he shied away from announcing any bold changes in policy.
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Biofuels firm Mascoma eyes $100m IPO
19 September 2011US biofuels firm Mascoma is planning to raise $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO).
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EBRD invests €40m in Turkish clean energy fund
19 September 2011An equity fund to invest in clean energy projects in Turkey has received a €40 million ($54 million) shot in the arm from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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WWF calls for forest bond market to finance conservation
19 September 2011A market in 'forest bonds' could offer a vital means of raising the finance necessary to protect the world's tropical forests, WWF says in a report published today.
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Eurosif names new head and research chief
15 September 2011The European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) has appointed François Passant as its executive director and Anders Nordheim as its head of research, and is moving to Brussels.
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Unsustainable use of raw materials must end – MEPs
15 September 2011Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of a more efficient raw materials strategy for Europe, claiming current practices are unsustainable if the bloc is to fight climate change and rebuild its economy.
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FTSE4Good index ejects Pfizer over baby milk marketing
13 September 2011The semi-annual review of companies in the FTSE4Good responsible investment index has added 22 firms and deleted four.