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Germany, Italy 'good prospects' for SRI growth – Dexia
27 July 2012Germany and Italy could be the next hotspots for growth in socially responsible investment (SRI) in Europe, according to a leading asset manager.
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FTSE plans 'resource efficiency supercycle' product push
26 July 2012Index provider FTSE is developing a series of products to help investors understand and profit from the "resource efficiency supercycle", according to the new head of its ESG Service Unit.
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ROC rebanding to shift coal giant to biomass
25 July 2012Changes to UK support for renewable energy announced today mean that Drax, the UK's largest coal-fired power station, could switch to using mostly biomass within five years.
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Allianz sets up ESG Board
19 July 2012German insurance giant Allianz has set up a board to advise on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across the organisation, in what it says is a first of its kind.
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I2BF launches second nanotech fund
18 July 2012I2BF is looking to raise $150 million into its second nanotechnology fund, which is aimed at making later-stage investments into nanotechnology firms targeting the resources, water and agricultural sectors in Russia.
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Forest Capital sells US timberland portfolio
17 July 2012Forest Capital Partners, a timberland investment management organisation (TIMO) based in Portland, Oregon, has sold its 1.88 million acre portfolio to Hancock Timber Resource Group and Molpus Woodlands Group.
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Bioenergy projects dominate EU innovation funding
13 July 2012Among the five contenders in the lead to receive EU funding for innovative low-carbon energy projects, four are in the bioenergy sector.
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Failure to address fracking impacts would stifle industry's growth – BG
13 July 2012The direct environmental impacts of fracking are relatively cheap to address – but a failure to do so would "severely limit" the industry's growth, even in the US, according to the chairman of BG Group.
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Sustainable investment produces 15% outperformance – study
12 July 2012Putting money into sustainable companies between 2005 and 2011 would have yielded a return on investment 15% higher than investing in a benchmark index, according to a study by Oekom Research.
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Solar PV fund reaches $282m close
12 July 2012Swiss asset manager Capital Dynamics has raised $282 million into its US solar energy project fund.