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  • Sustainable investment groups to collaborate on global tally

    02 April 2012

    Regional 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.

  • Water needs clearer price to spur investments, say investors

    30 March 2012

    Water, like carbon dioxide emissions, needs to be priced to further propel much-needed investment, experts said.

  • Shale gas industry needs ESG standards – F&C

    29 March 2012

    Investment firm F&C has started an initiative to indentify environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards for companies involved in shale gas extraction.

  • Ballast water treatment market set to soar – then slump

    27 March 2012

    A potentially multi-billion dollar market in treating ballast water has emerged after regulations came into place in the US recently which are on the way to being adopted globally, say investors and analysts.

  • Australian renewables VC fund ready to invest A$200m

    26 March 2012

    An Australian renewable energy venture capital fund backed by the government is to start looking for investment opportunities.

  • Too few companies report climate goal achievements – Norges Bank

    26 March 2012

    Few companies disclosed emissions data and activities to meet climate change goals and regulations in 2011, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).

  • Danish pension fund ploughs assets into renewables

    22 March 2012

    Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is putting more money into renewable energy infrastructure assets, which achieve equity market-level returns with less risk, according to the fund's managing director.

  • 'Ocean economics' study shows $2tr/yr cost of climate change

    22 March 2012

    The economic value of the world's oceans could drop by $2 trillion a year by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise on their current trend, according to a Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) study.

  • Clean energy investors should look to Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama

    20 March 2012

    Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama have been ranked the most attractive countries for clean energy investments in Latin America and the Caribbean by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Multilateral Investment Fund.

  • HSBC tips energy efficiency sector

    19 March 2012

    Climate theme investors should switch out of low-carbon energy production into energy efficiency and energy management, according to analysts at HSBC.