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Sustainability toolkit launched for forest financing
01 March 2010The World Business Council for Sustainable Development and PricewaterhouseCoopers have developed a free toolkit to help financiers in forestry projects to ensure their money is invested in operations that are sustainable and legal.
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Shell bets big on biofuels
01 March 2010Shell has announced a planned $12 billion joint venture (JV) with Brazilian ethanol giant Cosan, to combine some of their existing Brazilian assets.
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Funds digest
01 March 2010Fortis eyeing new investors for $1.2bn China green fund; Hermes makes first close on UK clean-tech fund; CCC closes sustainable property fund at £69m
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CCC closes sustainable property fund at £69m
11 February 2010Climate Change Capital (CCC), a low-carbon asset manager and adviser, closed its UK sustainable property fund this week at almost £69 million ($108 million).
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Analysts applaud Shell's Cosan biofuels bet
04 February 2010Investment analysts have responded positively to Shell's planned $12 billion joint venture (JV) with Brazilian ethanol giant Cosan, predicting it could help push Brazilian ethanol into world markets.
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EU to fund carbon capture with 300m emissions allowances
04 February 2010EU member states have agreed to distribute 300 million carbon allowances from the bloc's emissions trading scheme (ETS) to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects from 2013.
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Hopes build for US Green Bank
04 February 2010A proposed 'Green Bank' to help finance renewable energy projects in the US may get a boost from an unexpected source: a series of jobs bills aimed at lowering the nation's stubbornly high unemployment rate.
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Innovest's Kiernan unveils new venture
04 February 2010Sustainable investment pioneer Matthew Kiernan is launching an asset management company, Inflexion Point Capital Management, in partnership with Legg Mason and Phoenix Global Advisers.
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SEC tells US firms to disclose climate risks
01 February 2010After substantial prodding from investor advocates, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will provide guidance to companies about what they must tell their investors about climate risks and opportunities.
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Australian real estate funds lead green rankings
01 February 2010Australian property firms and funds top a new index measuring green policies and implementation, released last month.