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Companies' efforts to tackle water risk are 'inadequate'
31 October 2013Companies increasingly recognise that threats to their water security pose a significant risk to their business, but their response to problem is often "inadequate and misguided", the latest CDP Global Water Report has warned.
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Impact investments can match traditional asset returns, studies claim
31 October 2013Two studies of impact investments claim to show that investors would sacrifice little, if any, financial return by selecting their assets on environmental and social as well as economic grounds.
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'St Jude' storm could cost UK insurers £500m
30 October 2013UK insurers could be hit by £300 million - £500 million ($480m-800m) of claims related to damage caused by the St Jude storm, which struck the UK on 28 October, broker Willis Re estimates.
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Carbon risks to investors similar to sub-prime mortgages - Al Gore
30 October 2013Investors face a similar risk from carbon-intensive assets as they did from sub-prime mortgages, Al Gore, former US vice president and co-founder of Generation Investment Management, suggested today.
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Mainstream group wins 360MW wind contracts in South Africa
30 October 2013A consortium led by Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power is poised to invest ZAR 9 billion ($913 million) to develop three new wind farms in South Africa with a combined capacity of 360MW.
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Italian environmental fund exceeds target for first close
29 October 2013Ambienta, an Italian private equity investment manager, has announced the first close of its second fund focussed on European environmental technology companies.
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Solar leasing model rolled out to energy storage sector
29 October 2013A pioneering energy storage company is to allow customers to install its technology for no upfront cost, as it adopts a leasing finance model similar to those used by rapidly expanding solar companies.
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Rio+20 prompts rethink of management education
29 October 2013A new initiative will help business schools address sustainable development in their management programmes, explains John North.
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Pension savers urged to press funds for action on climate change
29 October 2013A campaign was launched today attempting to mobilise UK savers to demand that their pension funds take action on climate change amid warnings of 'stranded assets'.
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Climate change risks to energy sector are underestimated, warn investors
28 October 2013The rapid and dramatic changes to the global energy market wrought by the US shale gas revolution should serve as a warning of the changes that could arise from climate change, says a new report.