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Improved Markit registry doubles users, helped by Gold Standard
17 December 2013Markit has enhanced its online registry for carbon credits in a move it believes will give a welcome boost to liquidity in the voluntary markets.
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People moves
16 December 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the International Corporate Governance Network, Mainstream Renewable Power, Sustainable Development Capital and more
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Impact investments not a true asset class, says investment advisor
16 December 2013Institutional investors should consider impact investments on an opportunistic basis, rather than as an asset class with a specific allocation target, says US advisory firm Cambridge Associates.
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Alceda, ECPI launch sustainability fund
16 December 2013Alceda Fund Management has partnered with ECPI, a Milan-based provider of sustainability research, ratings and indexes, to launch the ECPI Sustainable Megatrend fund.
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Solar fund to make first investment
16 December 2013A recently formed solar photovoltaic (PV) asset management business expects to make its first investment this week, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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From insights to action on climate impact
A growing number of businesses, from a range of sectors, are discovering the many benefits of making their operations climate neutral, says Nadine Planzer, Carbon Portfolio Manager of the Climate Neutral Group
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Solarstrom files for insolvency
13 December 2013German project developer Solarstrom has filed for insolvency after a series of delays to payments it was expecting rendered it unable to meet near-term liabilities, including paying the interest on a bond.
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US Ex-Im Bank ditches most coal-fired power plants
13 December 2013The US Export-Import Bank has become the latest financial institution to pull out of funding coal-fired power plants, committing to only fund the technology in the world's poorest countries.
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Impax renewables fund more than 60% committed after new investments
13 December 2013Impax's second investment fund has announced new investments in renewable energy in Italy, Germany, Finland and Ireland.
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Six Danish investors leave PRI, blaming governance issues
13 December 2013Six Danish pension funds have exited the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), accusing the organisation of not meeting "basic requirements for good corporate governance".