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South-east Asia clean energy fund raises $130m
29 August 2013A clean energy fund has raised $130 million to invest in small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency in South-east Asia.
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New system for reporting social benefits of carbon projects
28 August 2013A project developer and a company that buys some of its offsets have devised a new way of measuring the social benefits created by their partnership.
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UK, Japan 'increasingly attractive' to renewables investors
28 August 2013The UK and Japan have climbed in Ernst & Young's attractiveness index for renewable energy investment, while Australia and India slipped down the rankings in the past quarter.
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NY State lawmakers propose $5bn environmental bond act
27 August 2013Two New York policy-makers have proposed an environmental bond act to allow the state to borrow $5 billion.
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Former Goldman Sachs analyst to launch research firm
27 August 2013The former head of Goldman Sachs' GS Sustain equity research team is launching a boutique agency focusing on long-term investment opportunities, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Terra Firma makes progress with $3bn renewables fund – FT
27 August 2013Private equity giant Terra Firma has begun fundraising for its $3 billion renewable energy fund, which has reportedly been planned since last year, according to the Financial Times.
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Investors struggle to compare non-financial reporting, survey finds
23 August 2013Investors are struggling to compare the "inadequate" non-financial information released by European companies, a survey has found.
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SunEdison spins off semiconductor business to focus on solar
23 August 2013SunEdison, a US solar and semiconductor developer, has announced it will spin off its semiconductor business in an initial public offering (IPO) and use the proceeds to finance its solar business.
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Biomass generators told: prove sustainability or lose subsidies
22 August 2013UK biomass-fired power generators will be forced to prove their fuel is sourced according to sustainability standards or lose their subsidies, under rules announced today.
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Clean-tech fund slashes target after raising more than $650m
22 August 2013A US clean-tech fund formed in partnership with George Soros has raised $653 million, according to a recent filing which also confirmed reports that the fund's target has been lowered by $500 million.
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- Texas sues BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard over ESG strategy on coal
- 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?
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'