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Microsoft: carbon fee has underpinned drive to 'green' company
22 February 2013Putting a price on carbon has allowed Microsoft to make an effective business case for setting and reaching efficiency and emissions targets across the organisation, according to a senior official.
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Emerging markets sustainability index launched
22 February 2013A sustainability index tracking the performance of companies in emerging markets has been added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) family.
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SolarCity, Honda announce $65m solar investment fund
21 February 2013SolarCity has teamed up with Honda's US division to help finance the up-front costs of solar power installations for Honda's customers.
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IBM, Public Storage, bow to environmental pressure from investors
21 February 2013IT giant IBM and real estate firm Public Storage have agreed to increase reporting on their energy performance, reaching agreement with investors who had filed shareholder resolutions against their boards.
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A natural capital roadmap
21 February 2013Building on momentum created at the 'Rio+20' Earth Summit, 41 leaders in the financial sector are moving to mainstream natural capital integration in financial products and corporate accounting and reporting. Ivo Mulder, Andrew Mitchell and Peter Cruickshank explain
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UKSIF, power companies, NGOs call for decarbonisation target in UK Energy Bill
21 February 2013The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), SSE and Dong Energy are among 35 companies and organisations calling for the inclusion of a decarbonisation target in the UK's Energy Bill.
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Breckinridge wins 'B Corporation' status
20 February 2013Breckinridge Capital Advisors, a Boston‐based fixed income manager, has been awarded B Corporation certification, recognising its higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
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ICAO unlikely to strike emissions deal this year, say observers
20 February 2013Observers doubt that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will strike a deal this year on how to curb the sector's emissions – raising questions about whether the EU will follow through on its vow to impose curbs on international aviation emissions.
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Korea Eximbank raising $500m green bond
20 February 2013SEB and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have opened the books on a reported $500 million-plus green bond for the Export-Import Bank of Korea, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative.
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Water investment: turning on the taps
19 February 2013With the bill for providing water for a growing population set to rocket, how can the flow of finance into infrastructure schemes be unleashed? Genevieve Bennett reports.