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Investors managing €65trn back EU non-financial reporting proposals
19 June 2013A coalition of organisations representing more than 700 institutional investors and other financial firms say they "strongly support" a European Commission proposal to force large companies to include material non-financial information in their annual reports.
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China kicks off carbon trading pilot
18 June 2013China's first carbon trading programme has been welcomed by industry experts as a key step on the road to a national carbon market. Graham Cooper reports
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Telecoms giant aims to slash emissions throughout supply chain
18 June 2013A telecommunications giant has unveiled a new strategy to reduce emissions throughout its supply chain, and aims to help its customers reduce their carbon emissions by at least three times its current emissions by 2020.
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Asian investors 'eyeing African renewables' – report
18 June 2013International investors are set to increasingly back renewables projects in Africa, with Asian investors leading the charge, a new report has claimed.
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Stranded assets alert
17 June 2013Nicholas Stern has warned that many oil and gas and mining companies may be overvalued, in a 'bubble' that would threaten the security of global financial markets. Peter Cripps and Katie Kouchakji report
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Environmental index adds 'food, agriculture and forestry' sector
17 June 2013A leading index provider has added a new sector covering food, agriculture and forestry to its environmental markets series.
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Asia's richest man buys waste-to-energy firm
17 June 2013A group of companies owned by Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing has bought a Dutch waste treatment company for HK$9.7 billion (US$1.27 billion).
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MidAmerican plans $700m solar bond
14 June 2013Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy is planning to issue a $700 million bond to help finance its 579MW solar photovoltaic project in California, according to rating agencies.
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Energy efficiency stocks outperform in HSBC index
14 June 2013Energy efficiency stocks have led the way in the HSBC's Climate Change Index in the first half of this year, driven by companies in North America – a trend the bank expects to continue.
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Green bond issuance up by a quarter - report
14 June 2013The value of green bonds issued rose 25% in 2012 compared with the previous year, according to a report that expects the market to continue scaling up.