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EDITORIAL: On the road to Rio
02 February 2012What should the business and finance communities expect from this summer's Rio+20 talks?
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Thirty-two towns, cities bid to host UK Green Investment Bank
02 February 2012Thirty-two towns and cities have bid to host the UK's planned Green Investment Bank (GIB), although experts say the ultimate decision is likely to be as much political as practical.
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Wermuth reaches €110m first close for Tatarstan-focused clean-tech fund
02 February 2012Wermuth Asset Management has raised €110 million ($144 million) into a fund to invest in clean-tech companies targeting the Russian Federation, with a focus on Tatarstan.
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Progress or procrastination?
02 February 2012If 2010's Cancún climate talks brought the UN negotiations back from the brink, December's Durban meeting put them back on track, goes the consensus. But how much closer does the Durban Platform bring us to a comprehensive climate treaty – and does it matter? Mark Nicholls reports
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South African renewable energy fund attracts large development banks
02 February 2012A private equity fund investing in renewable energy in southern Africa has attracted investment from development banks including the German Development Finance Institution and Dutch development bank FMO.
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US clean-tech VC dips in 2011 – Ernst & Young
02 February 2012The value of clean-tech venture capital investments in the US fell slightly last year after a slower fourth quarter, according to consulting firm Ernst & Young.
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Multinationals failing to push emissions reductions down supply chain
01 February 2012Multinational companies are failing to encourage similar levels of emissions reductions in their supply chains as they are managing in their own operations – despite high levels of supply-chain climate risk.
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MSCI launches ESG sovereign ratings
01 February 2012Index provider MSCI has launched sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings to complement traditional analysis of the credit worthiness of 90 countries.
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Headwinds seen for clean energy but 2012 to break records for clean-tech
01 February 2012The clean-tech sector is primed for a record-setting year of investments in 2012, following robust growth in 2011 despite difficult conditions, according to a leading analysis firm. Meanwhile, clean energy investment and carbon markets (see below) had record years in 2011, although both face challenges.
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Wealth preservation
01 February 2012In tough equity markets last year, it was all about minimising losses. Christopher Cundy and Elza Holmstedt Pell talk to seven of 2011's more successful SRI managers