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SocGen repeats strong showing in Extel/UKSIF survey
16 September 2010Société Générale once more dominated the Thomson Reuters Extel/UKSIF socially responsible investing (SRI) and sustainability survey.
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Investors demand that exchanges mandate sustainability reporting
16 September 2010Stock exchanges should require that companies report on sustainability issues as a condition of listing, according to a coalition of investors with $558 billion under management.
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UK must act now to adapt to climate change - adviser
16 September 2010The UK has been urged to step up preparations for the impacts of climate change, as a report by an independent government adviser warns that little action has taken place.
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Japanese utility pours ¥2.5trn into low-carbon development
16 September 2010Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) plans to invest ¥2.5 trillion ($29 billion) over the next 10 years, to support the transition to a low-carbon society.
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Europe must triple efforts to meet energy goals
16 September 2010The EU must triple its energy efficiency efforts in order to reach its 2020 energy savings target, a policy advisory report says.
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Australian timber group to end native logging
16 September 2010A major Australian forestry group concedes it has lost the debate on forestry and plans to stop logging native forests.
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US union pushes for WTO action on China's green subsidies
16 September 2010A major US union has accused China of violating international trade rules in subsidising its clean energy sector, but its complaint could leave the US vulnerable to a retaliatory petition, observers say.
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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.
- COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund
- Fight or flight: Contract and financing considerations for UK SAF projects
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal
- COP29 could be remembered as the 'blended finance COP', AllianceBernstein says
- Indonesia brings forward coal phase out
- UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- Scaling Biodiversity Credits
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'