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Dutch firms launch green VC fund
01 October 2006European banks Fortis and Triodos and venture capital firm Stichting DOEN have set up a new venture capital fund to invest in Dutch sustainable technology start-ups.
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EU report supports mandatory biofuel targets
01 October 2006Mandatory targets must replace the current indicative goals if biofuels are to account for a larger share of the EU energy market, according to a report published by the European Commission.
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In his element
01 October 2006Earlier this year, David Lincoln closed one of the largest venture capital funds in the emerging 'cleantech' sector. He talks to Jess McCabe
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FTSE4Good and DJSI review index components
01 October 2006Two socially responsible investment (SRI) index families, FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), have implemented the latest annual reviews of the companies they track.
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Running down run-off
01 October 2006Trading is beginning to build in US water quality credits, but bigger schemes will be needed to interest Wall Street, reports Ray Pospisil
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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.