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Green products account for one-third of Philips' sales
08 April 2010'Green' products generated €7.1 billion ($9.4 billion), or 31% of total sales, for Dutch electronics giant Philips last year.
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CDP queries firms on water risk for first time
08 April 2010The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is expanding its remit from carbon emissions to water, for the first time asking companies to voluntarily report on water use and exposure to water stress.
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Oil, gas sectors fight US renewable fuels deadlines
08 April 2010Oil and gas industry associations have launched legal challenges to deadlines imposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to blend renewable fuels into the country's fuel supply.
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World Bank votes on contentious $3.75bn African coal loan
08 April 2010The World Bank will vote this evening on a controversial $3.75 billion loan application to build a massive supercritical coal-fired power station in South Africa.
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Smart grid firm raises $165m in private equity
08 April 2010Metering company Landis+Gyr has raised $165 million from investors to finance growth of its smart metering business, ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO).
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People moves
02 April 2010A round-up of people moves this month
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Playing the long game
01 April 2010Competition among exchanges for a slice of the carbon trading pie remains fierce, despite pessimism about market growth. Christopher Cundy reports
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Trading on sustainability
01 April 2010Growing attention is focusing on the role that exchanges play in the sustainable investment value chain. Dan Siddy looks at the initiatives taken so far – and what more needs to be done
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Why investors should look for carbon assurance
01 April 2010Large listed companies are not providing sufficiently credible carbon data. Investors should look at assurance more closely, say Esther Rodriguez and Elizabeth Mattiuzzi
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The Wall Street revolutionary
01 April 2010Jeff McDermott used to run investment banking at UBS – but now he's turning his 25 years of deal-making experience to the clean technology sector. He talks to Gloria Gonzalez