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SolarCity eyes $200m IPO
09 October 2012SolarCity has decided to test the initial public offering (IPO) waters, in a move that could increase the transparency of the solar sector.
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Companies need environmental impact metrics – Puma
09 October 2012The chairman of sportswear firm Puma is calling for agreement on a standardised way to calculate the environmental impact of companies, in order to boost the development and use of environmentally friendly products.
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Terra Firma planning $5bn renewables fund
08 October 2012Private equity firm Terra Firma is this week expected to reveal plans to raise up to $5 billion for a new renewable energy fund, in a move set to dwarf the other players in the sector.
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PGGM publishes landmark private equity ESG policy
08 October 2012Dutch pensions giant PGGM has published a policy governing how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are managed in its private equity investments – and will favour fund managers with better ESG policies and performance.
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Floods cause $8bn damage in Asia
08 October 2012Severe monsoon floods caused nearly $8 billion of damage across Asia in September, according to the latest report by Aon Benfield.
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Fears grow over EU ETS reform, as Parliament takes its time
05 October 2012Uncertainty over the future of the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) has risen still further as it emerged this week that the European Parliament plans to continue debating a proposed delay to allowance sales – to boost the carbon price – into next year.
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Investment consultants lag in ESG efforts – Ceres
05 October 2012Major investment consultants do not generally consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities when they advise their investor clients, instead treating ESG as a niche issue, according to Ceres.
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The fossil-fuelled feed-in tariff
05 October 2012Indonesia is mulling a novel approach to supporting renewable energy development that could replace donor and government funds with private investment. Wilson Rickerson and Georges Beukering explain
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The billion-dollar question
05 October 2012The numbers are certainly eye-catching – but what do US banks' environmental investment goals mean for how they do business, and for the ability of the low-carbon economy to raise finance? Gloria Gonzalez and Mark Nicholls report
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After the drought
05 October 2012This summer's heat and drought has hit US crop yields hard – and it has spurred interest in weather risk management from the agricultural sector. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports