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BofAML tips stocks set to turn trash into $2trn
09 April 2013Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) has identified companies that are well-placed to gain from the growth of the waste management sector – an industry it estimates will double in value by 2020.
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UBS increases SRI investments, tightens CO2 target
09 April 2013Swiss banking giant UBS had SFr 253.73 billion ($271.49 billion) – 11.38% of its total assets under management – invested according to 'socially responsible' principles, as of 31 December 2012.
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ConEd Development selling $220m of solar bonds – reports
08 April 2013Consolidated Edison Development is looking to raise $220 million via a bond issue to refinance a portfolio of US solar energy projects, according to reports.
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Investors, Nasdaq propose sustainability listing standard
08 April 2013Nasdaq OMX and a group of investors have joined forces in proposing sustainability disclosure standards for stock exchanges.
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Clean-tech VC drops 29% in first quarter
08 April 2013Venture capital (VC) investment in clean technology slumped in the first quarter of 2013 despite a higher number of deals than the previous quarter, as investors continue to favour capital-light transactions, according to the Cleantech Group.
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One million Australian homes have solar PV
05 April 2013More than one million homes in Australia now boast solar panels. The milestone was reached last month, the country's Clean Energy Council (CEC) announced today.
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EU registration of Chinese solar imports 'hurting' European industry
05 April 2013The EU's recent move to register imports of Chinese solar products has already hurt the European solar market, a 300-strong industry group has claimed.
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Hedge fund billionaire sets out to 'destroy' climate sceptics
05 April 2013Billionaire former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer has pledged use his fortune to "destroy" US electoral candidates who oppose action on environmental issues, especially climate change.
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Environmental Finance, IHS to host ESG data webinar
04 April 2013Environmental Finance is partnering with IHS to host a webinar on sustainability reporting, designed to help companies manage the growing risks in this area.
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BP to sell wind business
04 April 2013BP is to sell its US wind energy business and refocus on its core activities, marking the oil major's latest retreat from renewables.
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- 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'