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Chemical industry sets out sustainability plan
01 October 2006The European chemicals industry has developed a 20-year strategy to focus R&D spending on improving the sustainability of the sector.
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A warm front for Europe's weather market?
01 October 2006In recent years, investment funds have helped drive huge growth in the US weather markets. Christopher Cundy asks if they are now likely to take Europe by storm
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Market seen beating US renewable fuels standard
01 October 2006The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set out its plans for a Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), with credit trading, to increase the proportion of biofuels used in the US. However, analysts say market forces will create more demand than the RFS mandates.
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People moves this month
01 October 2006The Social Investment Forum, the US trade association for socially responsible investing, has appointed its first ever chief executive officer, LISA WOLL.