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Investors urge politicians to 'unlock energy efficiency investment opportunity'
23 May 2013Policies to help build a secondary market for energy efficiency in the US would unlock billions of dollars in financing for energy efficiency upgrades, a group of institutional investors has said.
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First insurance product for California offsets launched
23 May 2013Buyers of offsets in California's carbon market will soon be able to protect their credits from the risk of invalidation after the first insurance product was announced yesterday.
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Captives to the rescue
22 May 2013Investors' appetite for renewables is growing, but they remain wary of technology risks. That's where 'captive financiers' have a role to play, as Roland Chalons-Browne explains
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First Desertec project starts, but doubts linger over exports to Europe
22 May 2013The Desertec Industry Initiative has admitted its goal to supply Europe with renewable energy from Africa might not be realised, but insisted local development of projects means the initiative is not dead.
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Energy efficiency insurance product launched
22 May 2013The first energy efficiency warranty insurance product aimed at German businesses has been launched.
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New GRI guidelines 'major step forward', say investors, businesses
22 May 2013Businesses and investors have welcomed the updated Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework as a major step forward in the evolution of sustainability reporting.
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Sustainability reporting 'more than worth its costs'
21 May 2013More than half of companies that report on sustainability issues say it gives them a competitive advantage, a survey has revealed.
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Tesla wins over investors in $1bn fundraising
21 May 2013Electric car maker Tesla Motors has raised more than $1 billion, of which $600 million came from convertible bonds.
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Goldman Sachs to finance $2.9bn of Japanese renewables
20 May 2013Goldman Sachs plans to inject ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) into renewable energy projects in Japan in the next five years.
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Alliance Trust reveals full SRI equity holdings
20 May 2013Asset manager Alliance Trust has, for the first time, disclosed the entire holdings of its sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) equity funds as part of a transparency drive.