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'Industry's first' fixed income ESG indexes to launch 'in weeks'
02 May 2013A new family of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes for fixed income are due to be launched by early next month, index provider MSCI and Barclays have told Environmental Finance.
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RenRe's weather risk business returns to first quarter profit
02 May 2013RenaissanceRe's weather and energy risk management business made a profit in the first quarter of 2013, compared with a steep loss in the same period last year.
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'Constructive tone' at Bonn climate talks boosts confidence
02 May 2013The UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, this week have got off to a positive start, said observers, with constructive discussions around the shape of a 2015 international climate deal.
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Banks failed to improve coal financing policies in 2012 – report
01 May 2013US banks failed to tighten their policies on financing coal and mountaintop removal mining (MTR) in 2012, with two notable exceptions, according to a group of NGOs.
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First concentrated solar PV project bond issued
01 May 2013Semi-conductor manufacturer Soitec has issued what it claims is the first ever publicly-listed project bond to help finance a concentrated solar photovoltaic (CPV) power plant.
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Jupiter fund manager eyes renewables comeback
01 May 2013The manager of Jupiter's pioneering environmental fund is currently looking at renewable energy companies more than at any time in the past five years as falling technology costs promise to boost the sector's prospects.
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Vattenfall's CCS ambitions will not be fulfilled, chairman says
30 April 2013The chairman of Vattenfall has admitted the utility's carbon capture and storage (CCS) ambitions will not be fulfilled, in an apparent blow for the company's pledge not to build coal-fired power plants without the technology.
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GIB and Masdar form alliance for UK investment
30 April 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) will tomorrow sign an agreement with Masdar – Abu Dhabi's state-backed renewable energy company – to work together to explore opportunities in the UK's clean energy sector.
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FTSE adds environmental index amid 'increased demand for tailored benchmarks'
30 April 2013Index provider FTSE has launched a new environmental index, which has been adopted by Jupiter Ecology Fund as its second benchmark.
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Fixed on ESG
30 April 2013ESG factors have traditionally mainly been applied to equities, but they should also play a strong role in fixed income, argues Peter Coffin