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'Innovative' asset-backed securities raise $100m
24 December 2013A company that invests in sustainable infrastructure projects has issued its first asset-backed securities, in an "innovative" transaction that has raised $100 million.
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Cape Wind inks deal with Siemens
23 December 2013Cape Wind took a step closer to becoming the first commercial-scale offshore farm in US waters after it awarded Siemens a contract to supply and maintain its turbines.
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Most Chinese funds believe good ESG improves financial returns
23 December 2013The majority of Chinese mutual funds believe that companies that take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues seriously generate better financial returns, a survey has revealed.
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PRI appoints external advisor after two more Danish signatories exit
20 December 2013The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) today pledged to appoint an independent external advisor to review its governance after two more Danish signatories exited the initiative as a result of governance concerns.
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Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly top emissions sustainability ranking
20 December 2013Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly were named the most sustainable companies in a study that rated 100 firms according to their operational emissions intensity.
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EIB's Knowles joins CBI panel
20 December 2013Christopher Knowles, head of the European Investment Bank's environment division, has joined the advisory panel at NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative.
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Steven Chu joins CCS developer
19 December 2013Former US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has joined the board of a company that has developed a "breakthrough" carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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Solar PV 'set for bright year' in 2014
19 December 2013Strong demand from Latin America, China and Japan will help drive a sharp increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in 2014, a research note claims.
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HSBC's Climate Change Index outperforms in 2013, led by energy efficiency
19 December 2013HSBC's Climate Change Index (CCI) has outperformed wider markets so far in 2013 for the first time since 2007, after making a "remarkable return to favour" among public investors.
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World's largest solar power tower project rejected
18 December 2013California state regulators have preliminary rejected a project that was set to become the largest solar power tower in the world, in a blow for solar thermal technology.
- Texas sues BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard over ESG strategy on coal
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- Barclays begins stress-testing for nature
- Japan expects a 'circle of friends' to issue sovereign transition bonds soon