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Drilling deeper into Equator
04 March 2011Peter Schenk explains how third-party assessment can enhance the effectiveness of the Equator Priniciples
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Setting a supply chain standard
04 March 2011Managing supply chain emissions is attracting growing attention – but a new 'Scope 3' standard has met with a mixed reception from the corporate giants that have trailed it. Liesel van Ast reports
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A tough environment
04 March 2011A crowded and competitive market is good news for buyers of environmental insurance, with prices under pressure and innovation on the rise. Gloria Gonzalez reports
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Weather risk platform snags $42m from Google, Khosla
03 March 2011A weather risk management firm founded by ex-Google staffers has raised $42 million in a second funding round, including from Google itself and leading clean-technology venture investor Vinod Khosla.
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'Global impact investment bank' starts raising capital
03 March 2011A bold initiative to raise billions of dollars to support small and medium-sized companies and address areas of environmental and social market failures is being launched in London.
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Silver Lake teams with Soros for clean-tech venture
03 March 2011Private equity firm Silver Lake and financier George Soros will team up to launch a venture to fund innovative companies in the energy and resource sectors.
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Ontario approves 40 renewable projects but no joy for offshore wind plans
03 March 2011Ontario's clean energy sector received a boost last week with the approval of contracts for 40 renewable energy projects, representing nearly 900MW in energy capacity. However, offshore wind projects will miss out on assistance from the government's feed-in tariff (FIT) programme.
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BlackRock jumps into renewables infrastructure investment
03 March 2011Investment management giant BlackRock has launched a new renewable power investment group, led by the CEO of Irish utility NTR – marking its first foray into renewable energy infrastructure investing.
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Suspension will be temporary for embattled Amazon dam - campaigners
03 March 2011An order blocking construction of Brazil's Belo Monte dam will prove only a temporary victory, campaigners say, as they are expecting the decision to be overturned.
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Ecotricity: green bonds now 'permanent part' of corporate fundraising
03 March 2011Green bonds are to become a permanent fixture of how UK renewable energy utility Ecotricity raises finance – although the UK government's review of its solar feed-in tariff could delay the next fund-raising.