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Cleantech Bucks Downward Trend for Investment

Dec. 19, 2008 - Venture capitalists are predicting a major slowdown across all industry sectors in 2009, with one notable exception: Investment in clean technologies could actually jump in the New Year, according to a new survey. READ MORE

Tags: Venture Capital/Socially Responsible Investment, Business Case

DuPont, Starbucks, Others Pressured on Water Use

Dec. 10, 2008 - A coalition of major institutional investors is putting the squeeze on 100 of the world's largest companies to join a United Nations partnership to develop and implement water-saving practices. READ MORE

Tags: Venture Capital/Socially Responsible Investment, Risk/Mitigating Risk, Investor Relations

OZOLab's Tamara Giltsoff on the Next Big Green Idea

OZOLab is indeed a kind of experiment - an incubator for green-leaning startups that have the potential to change the way we live, from water distribution to car services. In this interview with SLM contributor Betsy Rosenberg, OZOLab managing director Tamara Giltsoff talks up the revenue potential of sustainable (read: smarter) business. Listen to their conversation here. READ MORE

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Major Corporations Lead Charge on Cleantech Investment

Aug. 5, 2008 - Venture capital investment in U.S. cleantech companies bumped 41% in the second quarter of 2008, thanks in large part to multimillion dollar commitments from some of the biggest names in business. READ MORE

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IBM, TNT, Chipotle Named 2008 "Green Pioneers"

July 18, 2008 - The results are in for this year's "Sustainable Business 20" - an annual ranking of the world's top 20 sustainable business stocks. READ MORE

Tags: Innovation, Venture Capital/Socially Responsible Investment

World's Largest Steelmaker Launches Cleantech, Carbon Funds

July 14, 2008 - Metals and mining giant ArcelorMittal is backing a pair of new venture capital funds aimed at promoting clean energy technologies and "climate-friendly solutions relevant to the steel industry." READ MORE

Tags: Venture Capital/Socially Responsible Investment, Emissions Trading

HSBC Eyes Hedge Fund for Clean Tech Market

July 8, 2008 - Banking giant HSBC is set to launch a new hedge fund targeting the "frontier" market for environmental technologies and green infrastructure, Reuters reports. READ MORE

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Socially Responsible Investing Outpaces Mainstream Market

March 6, 2008 - Socially responsible investing (SRI) in the U.S. is growing much faster than managed assets as a whole, according to a new report by the nonprofit Social Investment Forum. The report found that, from 2005 to 2007, SRI assets increased more than 18% while all investment assets under management edged up by less than 3%.

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