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Clean-tech sector more optimistic than most, survey says
29 July 2013Businesses in the clean-tech sector are more confident about seeing an increase in profits and investment over the next 12 months than those in other sectors, a survey has found.
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WHEB Asset Management positive on outlook for LED stocks
23 July 2013An asset manager has highlighted a number of stocks it believes are best placed to benefit from the projected rapid growth of energy efficient light emitting diodes.
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Industrial giant doubles its Indian solar output
22 July 2013One of India's biggest power generators is to build a 28.8MW solar plant, in a move that will double its photovoltaic capacity in the country.
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Asset manager buys EIB's biggest SEK green bond of 2013
19 July 2013The European Investment Bank has issued its biggest Swedish kronor-denominated green bond of 2013, with a Scandinavian asset manager the single buyer.
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Global benchmark performs better without fossil fuel stocks, claims asset manager
11 July 2013Eliminating the fossil fuel stocks from a global benchmark index and replacing them with environmentally friendly alternatives would have had a positive effect on return over the past seven years, an asset manager has claimed.
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Will new regulations restrict low-carbon finance?
04 July 2013New financial regulations are adding to the problems caused by adverse economic conditions and policy uncertainty, and are likely to hinder the flow of finance to low-carbon assets in the EU, say Thomas Spencer and Jamie Stevenson.
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Swiss Re stops 23 transactions on ESG grounds
19 June 2013Swiss Re's latest corporate responsibility report has revealed the firm barred 23 deals last year on the grounds that they did not meet its sustainability risk framework.
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Asian investors 'eyeing African renewables' – report
18 June 2013International investors are set to increasingly back renewables projects in Africa, with Asian investors leading the charge, a new report has claimed.
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Stranded assets alert
17 June 2013Nicholas Stern has warned that many oil and gas and mining companies may be overvalued, in a 'bubble' that would threaten the security of global financial markets. Peter Cripps and Katie Kouchakji report
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Airlines up the pressure on governments over emissions
04 June 2013A body representing the majority of global airlines has thrown its weight behind calls for a market-based mechanism to control the sector's emissions, boosting hopes that governments will also back such a move.