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US adds record-breaking wind capacity in 2009
28 January 2010Almost 10GW of wind energy capacity was added last year in the US, according to figures from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), breaking all records – and despite the global economic strife in 2009.
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Australian real estate funds, firms lead green rankings
28 January 2010Most real estate funds and companies are not yet actively managing their environmental impacts, according to a report commissioned by three European institutional investors.
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Hermes makes first close on UK clean-tech fund
28 January 2010The UK government's clean-tech private equity fund achieved its first close at £125 million ($202 million) on Tuesday.
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UK biofuel suppliers fall short of sustainability targets
28 January 2010Several major suppliers of transport fuel in the UK failed to meet the sustainability criteria for biofuels in the first year of the government's pioneering Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).
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Nikko to launch green bond fund in Japan
28 January 2010Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has developed a fund for the Japanese retail market that will invest mainly in 'green' bonds issued by the World Bank.
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Earth Capital Partners hires sustainable ag, forestry team
28 January 2010Earth Capital Partners (ECP) has hired a three-strong sustainable forestry and agriculture team, in advance of the launch of a suite of funds.
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Maplecroft launches US climate indexes
28 January 2010Risk analysis firm Maplecroft has launched a family of indexes to track climate-related innovation and carbon management at some of the biggest companies in the US.
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Climate policies 'generating returns for investors' – Deutsche Bank
21 January 2010Tilting investment portfolios towards companies offering solutions to climate change is already generating outperformance for investors, and will continue to do so, regardless of the disappointing outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks, according to Deutsche Bank.
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Middle East ESG index finally to be launched this year
21 January 2010The first environmental, social and governance (ESG) index of Middle Eastern and North African companies is due to be launched later this year – two years after it was first announced.
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UK's Miliband 'confident' of binding climate pact in Mexico
14 January 2010UN talks in Mexico at the end of this year are likely to produce the legally binding climate change treaty that eluded negotiators in Copenhagen, according to the UK's climate change secretary of state.