How Much Will it Cost to Save Our Economy’s Foundation?

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We at Ethical Markets see these totals of $110 billion per year Earth Policy Institute estimates needed to restore our ecological assets on which our human survival depends, as the best investment we can make in our common future. The money currently being hoarded by corporations and wasted in inappropriate …

Green Transition Scoreboard® Receives Valuable Endorsements

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See our latest endorsements from Carson Beadle and Joel Makower!   How can GTS guide us to a GREENER PLANET? “Over twenty years ago, Hazel Henderson talked of a most implausible goal: to both encourage Green investing and to track its growth worldwide. The remarkable $3.3 trillion now invested in Green …

Detailed Research Shows Over $3 Trillion Invested In Green Transition

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St. Augustine, FL, February 29, 2012 — ethical markets Media, LLC (USA and Brazil), released their 2012 GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® tracking private sector investments since 2007 in green companies and technologies globally, now totaling more than $3.3 trillion. The 2012 Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) report finds Asia, Europe and Latin …

EIOPA unveils timetable for ‘holistic balance sheet’ impact studies

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EIOPA unveils timetable for ‘holistic balance sheet’ impact studies Authority makes announcement just six weeks after receiving 3,000 pages of submissions from 170 bodies. 24/01/12 Judge dismisses financing agreement between Unisys and pension scheme Institutional investors welcome plans to curb ‘excessive’ executive pay German pension scheme tenders $150m North American …

Renewable Energy Group IPO misses target

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Renewable Energy Group IPO misses target Renewable Energy Group, the largest producer of biodiesel in the US, has raised $72 million in its initial public offering, only about two thirds of its target. More >>> Growth in renewables not enough to constrain emissions Renewable energy will grow almost four times …

IIGCC appoints new Chairman

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NEWS RELEASE IIGCC appoints new Chairman London, November 24, 2011 The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the leading European investors’ forum for collaboration on climate change, has appointed Donald MacDonald as Chairman. Donald is a Trustee Director of the BT Pensions Scheme and is a past Chairman of …

Aled Jones Joins Mercer’s Responsible Investment Team

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Aled Jones Joins Mercer’s Responsible Investment Team Jane Ambachtsheer welcomes Aled Jones to the team and discusses what he is looking forward to working on in his new role. Stewardship Codes – An Emerging Global Phenomenon In addition to the UK Stewardship Code, principle-based codes have been developed in a …

World’s largest investors, worth $20 trillion step up call for urgent policy action on climate change

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World’s largest investors, worth $20 trillion step up call for urgent policy action on climate change   Call coincides with landmark Washington D.C. Global Roundtable on financial stability and sustainability   Geneva/London/New York/Melbourne, 19 October 2011 – Despite the global economic crisis, and increased market volatility, the world’s largest investors today urged …

Voting open in Environmental Finance market survey

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Read on for the latest stories on solar finance, the Durban climate talks, sustainable cities, Korea’s emissions caps, WeatherBill’s rebranding, socially responsible investment and more… Voting open in Environmental Finance market survey Voting has opened in the annual Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance market survey – the largest and most …

NEW ASrIA Carbon Disclosure Project Asia ex-Japan 2011 Hong Kong Launch on Oct 21

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You’ve been asking for it … and now we have disclosure and performance scores for the first time this year With Special Thanks to PwC and Swire Trust for Sponsoring the event ASrIA has been coordinating the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in Asia since 2005, engaging with companies, organising CDP …