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Munich Re buys 102MW wind portfolio from HgCapital
13 August 2012Private equity firm HgCapital has sold three wind farms to Munich Re's asset management arm for an undisclosed amount.
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Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency
13 August 2012An update to the Equator Principles (EP) released today is set to broaden the impact and improve disclosures under the voluntary project finance code.
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Regulators violated federal law with PACE ban: US court
10 August 2012Government regulators violated federal law when they put the kibosh on bond programmes that pay for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, according to a court decision.
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US wind financier to look abroad, should PTC expire
10 August 2012GE Energy Financial Services is actively investing in the US wind energy market ahead of the pending expiration of the production tax credit (PTC), but may look to do more business overseas if the incentive is not renewed.
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KfW commits €100bn to Germany's energy transition
09 August 2012KfW has announced it will lend €100 billion ($123 billion) to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the next five years, and expects its total lending to environmental projects to rise this year.
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Investors pressurise Smucker into sustainability goals
09 August 2012JM Smucker has bowed to investor pressure to assess and improve its climate risk disclosure and sustainability efforts, but more work still needs to be done, investors said.
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Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio dip toes into water quality trading
09 August 2012Three US states have agreed to participate in the first interstate pilot of a water quality trading programme, designed to reduce the release of excess nutrients into the Ohio River Basin.
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Kiernan hires Clements-Hunt to push sustainability fund to BRICs
08 August 2012Sustainable investment pioneer Matthew Kiernan has teamed up with Paul Clements-Hunt, the former head of the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative, to help raise money from wealthy families in the 'BRIC' countries.
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Nikko mulling US green bond fund
08 August 2012Nikko Asset Management is considering launching a US version of its World Bank green bonds funds, according to the company's European chief investment officer.
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Aviva strikes £100m deal for residential solar portfolio
08 August 2012Aviva Investors has paid around £100 million ($156 million) for a 23MW portfolio of solar rooftop systems – in what it says is the largest residential-scale renewable energy transaction in the UK to date.