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CDC Climat details proposed Mediterranean Carbon Fund
17 June 2010A proposed new carbon fund to invest in projects that reduce emissions after 2012 along the southern and eastern coasts of the Mediterranean sea is expected to be launched next year and could reach €200 million ($246 million), says CDC Climat.
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Russell and RepuTex to launch carbon-risk equity indexes
17 June 2010Russell Investments is collaborating with climate risk analysis firm RepuTex to develop an environmental index series.
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The dangers of making a killing on nature
17 June 2010Applying the lessons of the carbon market to biodiversity protection is a recipe for disaster, says Anna Roggenbuck
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Investors pass their verdict
11 June 2010Demand for environmentally-themed investment research is growing – and the brokers are responding. Mark Nicholls talks to the winners of Environmental Finance's inaugural investment research survey
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Beyond project finance?
11 June 2010The Equator Principles have helped embed environmental and social risk management in project finance around the world – but many are calling for their reach to be extended. Jess McCabe reports
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Gilt-edged greenery
11 June 2010Capital is needed to protect the world's forests, and institutional investors need stable, long-term investments that help to hedge climate risk. Could forest bonds be the answer, asks Simon Petley
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Madam secretary
11 June 2010From civil servant to NGO founder to private sector adviser – and now head of the UN's climate secretariat. Christiana Figueres talks to Katie Kouchakji
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Rebuilding trust
11 June 2010The financial sector has a mountain to climb to overcome the damage to its reputation caused by the 2008 crash. But, argues Barbara Krumsiek, sustainable finance can and should be central to the effort
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Why the SEC should keep an eye on the weather
11 June 2010The US Securities and Exchange Commission should be applauded for encouraging disclosure of climate change risks – but it should extend its advice to more 'normal' weather exposures, says Pablo Triana Portela
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Resetting the standard
11 June 2010The IFC's Performance Standards not only guide the corporation's approach to its social and environmental impacts, but also form the basis of the Equator Principles – making their review of vital importance to project finance in developing countries. Greg Radford explains