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Investors question companies on 'disconnect' with manufacturers' carbon stance
26 May 2011Investors are challenging companies over their relationships with a trade organisation that is seeking to derail US carbon regulations.
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Bioenergy sustainability indicators agreed by international body
24 May 2011Leading countries have agreed a set of sustainability indicators to inform the production and use of bioenergy, meeting repeated requests from the G8 for such guidelines.
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ADB seeds up to $700m of clean-tech venture funds
24 May 2011The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to pump $60 million into three clean-tech venture capital funds focused on China and India.
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Gamesa launches €50 million corporate venture capital fund
20 May 2011Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa is to ring-fence €50 million ($71 million) for a corporate venture capital (VC) fund to invest in "new renewable technologies".
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2013: the tipping point for sustainability spending?
19 May 2011Spending by large businesses on sustainability initiatives such as energy efficiency and clean-tech innovation could double in the next two years, according to analysis firm Verdantix.
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Solazyme ups IPO target to $184m
18 May 2011Californian algae biofuels company Solazyme is hoping to raise $184 million in its initial public offering, nearly double the firm's original target.
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Tepco dropped from Dow Jones socially responsible investment index
13 May 2011Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) has been dropped from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) family, following "a significant reduction in Tepco's sustainability score" in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Shareholder action on sustainability being used more aggressively – E&Y
12 May 2011Investors are more aggressively using shareholder proxies to force companies to take action on environmental and social issues, a trend that will accelerate in 2011, according to Ernst & Young (E&Y).
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Dangerous chemicals list sparks concern for investors
12 May 2011Investors are increasingly concerned about how companies are complying with the EU chemicals legislation REACH and whether they are looking to phase out potentially dangerous chemicals, experts said.
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Clean-tech investors chase millions for Asian strategies
06 May 2011A slew of venture capital and private equity funds are raising money into clean-tech funds focused on Asia.