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Allianz closes €150m renewables fund, and appoints new manager
19 September 2013Allianz Global Investors (GI) has reached a final close for a renewables fund, with €150 million ($203 million) of commitments from institutional investors, and recruited a new manager to bolster its clean energy team.
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Kookie goes to Kenya
19 September 2013WWF International has appointed Kookie Habtegaber as its global coordinator, green economies, to help develop its economic strategy.
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UK politician mulls waste derivatives push
18 September 2013The introduction of waste-related hedging products would bring more certainty for investors in the sector, according to a UK politician who has set up a working group to review the viability of waste derivatives.
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Robeco's former head of responsible investing joins rival
13 September 2013The investment management arm of sustainable banking group Triodos has hired rival Robeco's former head of responsible investing for a similar role.
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Think-tank names Henry Derwent new CEO
12 September 2013Henry Derwent, formerly president of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), has been appointed CEO of a climate research network, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Former Goldman Sachs analyst to launch research firm
27 August 2013The former head of Goldman Sachs' GS Sustain equity research team is launching a boutique agency focusing on long-term investment opportunities, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Vestas replaces CEO as losses widen
21 August 2013Wind turbine maker Vestas has replaced its CEO after its losses grew in the second quarter, but analysts say the struggling company has turned a corner.
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Gifford to step down as head of the PRI
16 August 2013James Gifford, founding head of the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, is to step down at the end of November.
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Former UK climate minister to chair biomass company
12 August 2013Chris Huhne, the former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who recently served a prison sentence, has been appointed as chairman of US firm Zilkha Biomass Energy.
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Solar services company appoints two key executives
05 August 2013A rapidly growing US solar services company has expanded its executive team with two key hires.