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'First European renewables fund exit' delivers 40% return
20 June 2013An investment firm has become the first in Europe to exit a renewable energy fund, it claimed, after it sold the remainder of the fund's wind assets and secured an overall internal rate of return of more than 40%.
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China-US HFC deal could be 'huge' for carbon markets – Newcombe
20 June 2013China's pledge to 'phase down' a group of potent greenhouse gases that had not been covered under the Montreal Protocol has potentially "huge" implications for carbon trading, according to one of the market's pioneers.
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Danish pension fund to invest $200m in US offshore wind farm
19 June 2013A Danish pension fund has pledged to provide financing for a planned offshore wind farm in the US, the first public funding commitment to the project.
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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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Non-toxic investments
19 June 2013Investors need to raise more questions about the financial risks arising from hazardous chemicals produced and used by a range of companies, says Sonja Haider
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Water + emerging markets = 'tremendous opportunity', calculates asset manager
19 June 2013Water treatment and water infrastructure companies active in emerging markets are a significant investment opportunity, according to an asset manager, as it revealed particularly attractive sub-sectors and stocks.
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Investors managing €65trn back EU non-financial reporting proposals
19 June 2013A coalition of organisations representing more than 700 institutional investors and other financial firms say they "strongly support" a European Commission proposal to force large companies to include material non-financial information in their annual reports.
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China kicks off carbon trading pilot
18 June 2013China's first carbon trading programme has been welcomed by industry experts as a key step on the road to a national carbon market. Graham Cooper reports
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Telecoms giant aims to slash emissions throughout supply chain
18 June 2013A telecommunications giant has unveiled a new strategy to reduce emissions throughout its supply chain, and aims to help its customers reduce their carbon emissions by at least three times its current emissions by 2020.
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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.