Environmental News (46 articles)

Ten companies to watch

By Mike Appleby, Alliance Trust on 9 May 2013 Thematic News

Below we highlight ten companies which demonstrate the Sustainable Future investment philosophy in practice and where they sit within our sustainability matrix.*

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Global | Environmental | Alliance

Impax Asian Environmental Markets PLC set to close

By Mark Hoskin, IFA at Holden & Partners on 5 May 2013 Fund News

The Board of Impax Asian Environmental Markets plc has bowed to pressure from activist shareholders to close down the investment trust. By returning money to shareholders investors in the trust will profit from reducing the difference between the share price and the company's net asset value. The following statement was released by the Board...

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Asia | Environmental

The collapse of solar giants and the rise of an industry

By Simon Webber, Schroders on 1 May 2013 Thematic News

We examine the collapse of the world's largest Chinese solar manufacturer, Suntech and what impact this might have.

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Global | Environmental | Schroder

2013: A year in global climate change

By Simon Webber, Schroders on 23 January 2013 Thematic News

2012 has been yet another year of extreme natural weather. However, international policy progress to limit climate change has been meagre at best and as a result we believe adaptation is a rising theme.

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Global | Environmental | Schroder

Press Release: Osmosis launch their next fund the MORE World Resources Efficiency Fund

By Mark Hoskin, IFA at Holden & Partners on 24 October 2012 Fund News

Osmosis whose Osmosis Climate Solutions fund closed in September 2011 after a deal with Legal & General which relaunched it as the L&G Global Enterprises fund, have just launched a new fund. The aim is to deliver superior returns by identifying resource efficiency in public equities. The following is a copy of their press release...

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Schroder's science and policy updates for September

By Simon Webber, Schroders on 24 September 2012 Thematic News

Studies continue to reinforce the risks of climate change to the global food supply as extreme US weather dominates headlines. We look at the importance of the Arctic ice cap as the melt passes the previous 2007 record. Encouragingly, national and regional carbon pricing scheme projects continue to push ahead despite economic constraints.

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UK, Global | Environmental | Schroder

Oil Sands - The Issues for Responsible Investors

By Neville White, Ecclesiastical on 26 June 2012 Thematic News

There is much confusion in the investor community on Oil Sands, what they are and why there are issues around them. Here we, at Ecclesiastical, try to help investors understand the issues and outline the stance we take in our Amity funds.

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Global | Environmental | Ecclesiastical

Leaders, NGOs and business groups descend on Rio for Earth Summit

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 20 June 2012

Rio de Janeiro (Photo: Cafezino, via Wikimedia Commons)

This week, leaders, NGOs and business groups will gather in Rio to discuss how they can work together to reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet.

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Global | Environmental

Government green policy moves forward: Green Investment Bank, fracking and draft energy bill

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 25 May 2012

Some positive steps were taken this past week on the government’s green policy front: its Green Investment Bank officially became a company, and controversial shale gas drilling or ‘fracking’ in the UK was rejected by industry experts. However, the publishing this week of the new draft Energy Bill has prompted debate about the role of nuclear power in our energy mix, at a time when investment in renewables is desperately needed.

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Green growth a vital tool for sustainable development, says World Bank

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 15 May 2012 Thematic News

A World Bank report urges countries to put a monetary value on their ‘natural capital’ such as their forests, water sources and coastal areas, to help ensure that the pursuit of economic growth does not occur at the expense of them. Only by monetising these resources will they be protected when growth policies are drawn up.

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Global | Environmental

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