Posts Tagged ‘environment’
7 February 2012
While private equity reporting on environment, social and governance issues within investment portfolios is improving, reporting on this area still has some way to go before it can truly be said to influence investment decisions.
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24 January 2012
Russia has ranked at the bottom of a new 132-country study looking at measures used to tackle pollution and manage natural resources between 2000 and 2010.
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23 November 2011
US renewable power company Pattern Energy Group has abandoned plans to develop a 100MW wind farm in Yolo Country, California, due to the potential impact on sensitive local bird species including golden and bald eagles.
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4 August 2011
Veolia Environnement is to carry out a widespread restructuring plan and exit a number of markets after reporting a dramatic cut to its operating income.
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10 June 2011
Producing ever increasing amounts of energy at a lower environmental cost is the only way to sustainably meet the world's burgeoning demand for power, according to Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser.
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31 January 2011
Investors risk compromising African communities and the environment by entering into hurried, clandestine or one-sided deals with African nations, the International Institute for Environment and Development has warned.
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27 January 2011
A raft of measures, including the establishment of an independent body, should be taken to facilitate the transmission of renewable energy between Italy and Tunisia, a new report has advised.
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29 September 2010
Marine services provider The Briggs Group will increasingly look to target the renewables sector, a spokesperson for the company told NewNet.
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7 September 2009
Impax Asset Management, a London-based investment manager focused on the environmental sector is to launch Impax Asian Environmental Markets on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
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14 August 2009
Global building materials company Cemex has completed its refinancing of the company's outstanding $15m debt with approximately 75 private banks and private placement noteholders.
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3 January 2009
This report from the European Environment Agency assesses the key drivers, environmental pressures and some impacts from the production and consumption of energy, taking into account the main objectives of the European policy on energy and environment including: security of supply, competitiveness, increased energy efficiency and renewable energy, and environmental sustainability. The report addresses six main policy questions and presents trends existing within the EU compared to other countries.
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22 December 2008
The Navigators Group's underwriting agency subsidiary, Navigators Management Company, has established Navigators Environmental.
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22 December 2008
Energy supplier FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, has teamed up with the Emerald Bowl to ensure that the match between the University of California and the University of Miami is environmentally friendly.
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18 November 2008
Norwest Mezzanine Partner has invested $23.7m in subordinated debt and equity in Southern Waste Services.
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