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Insurers count the cost of Harvey and Irma
13 September 2017Insurers and their shareholders are breathing a sigh of relief after Hurricane Irma's change of course over Florida resulted in less damage than had been feared.
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Food firms need to improve response to climate change, says Ceres
12 September 2017Many food companies are poorly prepared to deal with the likely impacts of climate change, according to Ceres, a US-based industry and investor network.
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How private finance can raise efficiency in conservation markets
12 September 2017Private finance can provide efficient net gains in biodiversity through the OTC offset market, say Jenni Laininen and Brent Matthies.
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EU carbon market weekly update, 11 September 2017
11 September 2017Some of the 'froth' from last week's 21% leap in EUA prices is expected to come out the market this week, amid higher auction volumes, says Louis Redshaw.
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SEB recruits Powell from IFC
11 September 2017Swedish bank SEB has recruited IFC's head of funding and Treasury market operations, Ben Powell, to join its sustainability team.
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UK pension scheme NEST divests £27.2m from high carbon companies
11 September 2017The UK's national workplace pension provider has divested £27.2 million from companies that it deems are not adequately adapting to a low-carbon economy, including Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, it has said.
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Proposed rule changes boost RGGI carbon price
11 September 2017Prices soared in last week's quarterly auction of emission allowances held by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the first to be held since the market proposed a set of rule changes.
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People Moves: Wheb, PwC, Moody's, Mainstream, Varma, FTSE Russell
08 September 2017Ingrid Holmes has joined asset manager Wheb's independent advisory committee to review the holdings in Wheb's investments funds.
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Green Investment Group makes £38m waste-to-energy investment
08 September 2017The Green Investment Group has committed to invest £38 million ($50 million) in the construction of a 70MW waste-to-energy facility in the UK, alongside a syndicate of lenders.
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UBS outlines sustainability ambition, and says US will seize ESG leadership from Europe
08 September 2017UBS has laid out its ambition to make the financial services group a leader in the sustainability space.