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UK's Green Investment Bank toasts whisky deal
17 July 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) contributed to a £1.2 million ($1.8 million) investment that will allow a Scottish whisky distillery to install a biomass boiler.
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KKR aims to apply ESG across entire business
17 July 2013Private equity giant KKR has pledged to ramp up its focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in coming months, and aims to expand the initiative across the breadth of its business.
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Boston Common hires from EIRIS
17 July 2013Lisa Hayles is leaving EIRIS, the UK-based provider of research on environmental, social and governance issues for the investment community, to join Boston Common Asset Management as a client portfolio manager.
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Markit registry adds UK forest carbon credits
16 July 2013Markit Group has started providing registry services for the UK's Woodland Carbon Code.
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Standards boost forest carbon market
16 July 2013As the Woodland Carbon Code is launched on the Markit Environmental Registry, Pat Snowdon reviews the evolution of the UK's forest carbon market and the potential for other markets in ecosystem services
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Investors demand review into climate change and resource depletion
16 July 2013An alliance of investors has demanded the launch of an inquiry into why the UK Treasury scrapped plans for a review of the impact of resource depletion and climate change on growth prospects.
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Spain deals '€1.35bn' blow to renewables firms
15 July 2013Spain's latest planned subsidy cuts will cost the renewables sector €1.35 billion ($1.8 billion), according to a research note.
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UK commits £1bn to low-carbon vehicle research
15 July 2013The government and the automotive industry in the UK have each agreed to invest £500 million ($755 million) over the next 10 years to develop and commercialise technologies for low-carbon vehicles.
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EIB issues record-breaking €650m green bond
12 July 2013The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €650 million ($849.4 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) – the largest ever green bond to be denominated in euros, and the first to use the EIB's ECoop framework.
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First UK solar fund IPO marks 'pivotal moment' for sector
12 July 2013A UK solar photovoltaic (PV) investment fund has raised £130 million ($196.5 million) through a successful stock market flotation, in a move that marks a "pivotal moment in the growth of large-scale UK solar".