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IFC and FT announce sustainable banking awards shortlist
16 April 2009The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Financial Times have released the shortlist for their annual sustainable banking awards.
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Eurosif calls for EU intervention on ESG disclosure
16 April 2009The EU should force companies and institutional investors to disclose more information on how they are dealing with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) has said.
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Triodos mulling €300 million wind energy securitisation
16 April 2009Ethical bank Triodos is considering securitising a part of its portfolio of loans to renewable energy projects, to allow it to increase its lending to the sector.
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Chicago exchange to list REC futures
16 April 2009Market participants embraced the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) decision to list renewable energy certificate (REC) futures, but there are questions about the potential liquidity of the contracts.
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Business reports on 'Stern review' of nature
16 April 2009A major study on the economic importance of nature is seeking input from businesses across all sectors.
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Aventine partly blames biofuel blending credits for bankruptcy
15 April 2009US ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy claimed that the increased use by fuel refiners and blenders of excess tradeable biofuel credits to meet their blending targets had helped to push it into Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.
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E.Capital Partners launches water index
09 April 2009E. Capital Partners has launched an environmentally-screened index to track global water stocks "best positioned to capture the opportunities arising from the challenges of the declining water availability".
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Climate Group rebuts attack on Climate Principles
09 April 2009The Climate Group has hit back at claims that the Climate Principles are "meek" or "window dressing", but acknowledged that "more action" is required from the finance sector to tackle climate change.
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Norwegian fund proposes $3 billion green investments
09 April 2009Norway's finance minister had proposed that the government's $39 billion pension fund allocates $3 billion to sustainable investments – potentially the largest such allocation ever made.
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Investors eye forestry, water opportunities in tough markets
09 April 2009US investors have deserted the green investment space, according to analysts and investors speaking at a recent environmental markets conference in New York.