With just under two weeks to go until the start of the 2013 Sustainable Finance Week (SFW) and the biennial UNEP FI Global Roundtable (GRT), I would like to thank everyone for their support so far, and for their commitment to Sustainable Finance. It is this support, that will change finance and finance …
Integrated Reporting: Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) today announce an alliance that will achieve greater momentum towards the evolution of better corporate reporting
CDP, CDSB and IIRC announce collaboration to accelerate Integrated Reporting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (18 July 2013) – CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) today announce an alliance that will achieve greater momentum towards the evolution of better corporate reporting, in order to …
SEC Votes to Lift General Solicitation Ban for Private Placements
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 Top Stories SEC Votes to Lift General Solicitation Ban — Earlier today, the SEC voted 4-1 to lift the ban on general solicitation for private placements. The ruling creates a new kind of offering, called 506(c), that effectively allows companies (as well as hedge funds and …
Business Leaders Continue Call to Action on U.S. Climate Policy by Signing the Climate Declaration
http://www.ceres.org/press/press-releases/business-leaders-continue-call-to-action-on-u.s.-climate-policy-by-signing-the-climate-declaration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Business Leaders Continue Call to Action on U.S. Climate Policy by Signing the Climate Declaration The Weather Company, K2 Sports and Others Join More Than 600 Companies in Push for National Action on Climate Change For more information, contact · Brian Bowen — Ceres | [email protected] | phone: 617-247-0700 x 148 | cell: 617-257-6626 BOSTON, MA Jul 10, …
U.S. Department of Commerce In Partnership With Watershed Capital Organizes 1st Impact & Sustainable Certified Trade Mission
The U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC and Watershed Capital Group are pleased to announce the first Impact & Sustainable Certified Trade Mission. The Impact & Sustainable Trade Mission will take place September 30, October 1, and October 2 in Zurich, Amsterdam, and London. The Trade Mission provides a venue for European institutional …
Newnet: Turning Basin Capital Partners launches as energy-focused PE firm
20 June 2013 – Today’s Top Stories on NewNet Turning Basin Capital Partners launches as energy-focused PE firm PREMIUM Mainstream gets onshore planning consent for 450MW Scottish wind farm Ascent Solar raises $6m from Asian investor Kyocera to supply 30MW of solar across Japan’s agricultural sector CPFL buys Martifer’s Brazilian wind …
Values: Investing to Reduce Returns – Of CO2
Investing to Reduce Returns – Of CO2 On May 9, 2013, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported an ominous milestone from an observatory in Hawaii. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) had reached 400 parts per million (ppm), nearly 22 ppm above average levels one decade ago and well …
New Net: PensionDanmark to invest $200m in Cape Wind
19 June 2013 – Today’s Top Stories on NewNet PensionDanmark to invest $200m in Cape Wind PREMIUM BT aims to slash end-to-end emissions by three times PREMIUM Denham seeds Endeavor Energy with $100m to develop African power projects View, formerly Soladigm, raises further $62m with Corning as lead investor Optimum Energy to scout …
TheCrowdCafe weekly: curated summary of crowdinvesting news
TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #12 – June 16, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! • Happy Sunday, All! Here’s this weeks’ curated summary of crowdinvesting news. Also, check out our updated database. I made a few changes to make it more user-friendly and useful. Specifically, it now supports filtering and search (e.g. equity platforms serving …
Ceres Newsletter: Climate Change is Hitting the Slopes
Ceres Newsletter – June 2013 Press and Media Press Release: Investors Highlight Policies That Could Spur Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Investments Blog: Water Protection Gets Shortchanged in Proposed Fracking Rules (National Geographic) News Story: Investor Group Proposes ESG Disclosure Rules(Environmental Leader) Press Release: New Study: More U.S. Mutual Fund Companies Supporting Climate …