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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.
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Ex-SocGen duo keep crown in Extel/UKSIF survey
09 September 2011The former heads of the socially responsible investment (SRI) research team at Société Générale, who quit to join Bank of America Securities-Merrill Lynch (BoASML), have retained their position as the leading brokerage team for SRI research in this year's Thomson Reuters Extel/UKSIF survey.
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Pepsi top of the pops, Coke canned in DJSI review
08 September 2011Coca-Cola has been kicked off the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, while rival food and drinks firm PepsiCo Inc was identified as a 'supersector leader'.
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Sweden ex-PM spearheads global reforestation effort
06 September 2011A former prime minister of Sweden has helped launch a global initiative to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2020.
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Union Capital Group snaps up LatAm-focused renewables firm
01 September 2011Investment management firm Union Capital Group (UCG) has acquired London-based renewable energy investment company Plane Tree Capital.
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Water quality trading to bloom in Ohio
30 August 2011A water quality trading programme, meant to reduce the release of excess nutrients into the Ohio River Basin, last week received a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant which will allow the first pilot trades to go ahead.