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Camco's consulting arm relaunches
23 April 2012The UK arm of consultancy business formerly owned by Camco International is relaunching today under the name Verco.
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Maplecroft names most climate-innovative US companies
23 April 2012General Electric (GE), aluminium producer Alcoa and automotive supplier Johnson Controls have been named the leading US companies in terms of clean-technology innovation and business adaptation to climate change, by risk analysis firm Maplecroft.
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Phaunos Timber Fund stung by strengthening dollar
19 April 2012Sustainable timber investment company Phaunos Timber Fund reported a $9.6 million loss in 2011, reversing 2010's $20.7 million profit, largely due to paper losses on its foreign currency conversions and revaluation of its assets.
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Clean energy M&A rises in first quarter
13 April 2012Clean energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) surged in the first quarter of 2012, while private equity investments and public market activity were all down, according to figures from VB Research.
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Clean energy investment slumps in first quarter
12 April 2012New investment in clean energy in the first quarter of 2012 totalled $27 billion – some 28% down on the previous quarter and 22% below the total for the same quarter last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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UK seeds impact investment bank with £600m
05 April 2012The UK government has launched a £600 million ($949 million) finance institution to lend money to charities and community groups, of which an undisclosed amount will go to environmental organisations.
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Sustainable palm oil 'a serious business opportunity' – WWF
05 April 2012Financial gains and other business benefits for palm oil producers outweigh the costs of meeting sustainable palm oil criteria, according to the WWF.
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NYSE and BNEF launch sectoral clean energy indexes
05 April 2012NYSE Euronext and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) have introduced three sector-focused global clean energy indexes.
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Sustainable investment groups to collaborate on global tally
02 April 2012Regional sustainable investment groups are to collaborate to produce a first-of-its kind assessment of the size of the global sustainable and responsible investment market.
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Water needs clearer price to spur investments, say investors
30 March 2012Water, like carbon dioxide emissions, needs to be priced to further propel much-needed investment, experts said.