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VC fund to tap China's clean-tech hub
16 September 2010Californian clean-tech investor VantagePoint Venture Partners has expanded its reach in China, launching a $100 million fund to invest in the city of Tianjin.
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Climate investment underperformance widens – HSBC
16 September 2010The climate investment theme is badly underperforming global equities, according to banking giant HSBC.
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PwC reports strong growth in its sustainability practice
09 September 2010PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC's) sustainability and climate change practice has grown strongly over the past 12 months and further expansion is planned for the coming year.
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Insurers call for government assistance with adaptation efforts
09 September 2010Government action is required if the insurance industry is to realise its potential to help developing countries adapt to climate change, according to a statement backed by more than 100 leading insurance companies.
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Old divisions blurring on European ESG reporting
09 September 2010Blue chip companies in Sweden and France are still the leaders on reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues – but a report by GES Investment Services shows that firms in eastern Europe are catching up.
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MSCI takes over KLD's ESG indexes
09 September 2010US investment analysis and index company MSCI has formally adopted the environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes developed by KLD Research & Analytics, after it acquired the business this year.
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US doesn't need cap and trade to grow low-carbon market
09 September 2010The value of the low-carbon energy market will almost triple by 2020, even if the US does not introduce a comprehensive cap-and-trade programme, an HSBC report says.
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Momentum for climate action still here: de Boer
09 September 2010The former UN climate chief says the political momentum that existed at last year's climate talks in Copengagen remains, despite the failure to reach a global agreement and the lack of legislative progress on climate action in the US.
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China top choice for renewables investment: E&Y
09 September 2010China is the best place to invest in renewable energy, according to a study by consultancy Ernst & Young.
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Equator banks calls for more on climate from IFC
09 September 2010A group of banks has called for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to be more "assertive and innovative" on climate change, in response to proposals to revise the institution's environmental and social standards.