Venture Capital/SRI

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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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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