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Government pledges an additional £800 million for the UK Green Investment Bank

The UK Green Investment Bank has had an extra £;800 million added to its coffers, to go with the £3 billion announced in November 2012.

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Trailblazing sustainability pioneer Ecology Building Society ready for retrofit push

In 1980, a Yorkshire solicitor spoke up at a Green Party conference regarding the difficulty in finding a mortgage for a property needing extensive renovation – the result was the Ecology Building Society.

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Innovation, progress and leadership in new energy and cleantech

Alex Blackburne, editor of sustainable investment magazine Blue & Green Tomorrow, looks back at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards and forward to the future of sustainability.

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A-Gas acquires US halocarbon specialist

Bristol-based A-Gas has acquired RemTec International, which specialises in the management of greenhouse gases called halocarbons, with backing from private equity investor LDC.

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Turf love for buildings

When you think of a 'green building', you might picture an aesthetically dubious structure with sustainability on its side.

Opinion

Springing back into action

Maybe it was Easter Holiday sun, spring daffodils, or the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' campaign, but business is proceeding somewhat normally.

Opinion

Growing the green economy

Beating your head against a brick wall hurts. If you don't believe me, ask the entrepreneurs operating in the cleantech and renewable sectors

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FTSE Environmental Index launched

An index has been launched to track the performance of 450 green companies worldwide.

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Green packaging business raises £6.1 million

Rapid Action Packaging has secured £6.1 million of equity and debt finance, mainly from AIM-listed investment company Ludgate Environmental Fund.

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Spanish eco-village project wins AIM funds

Classical Renaissance, a business planning to develop sustainable villages in mountainous regions of Spain, has received £2.5 million from AIM-listed investment company Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA).

Growth Planning

Meet the eco-entrepreneurs

‘A lot of environmental initiatives are seen as costing money – for example, going carbon neutral – but this one offers the double whammy of cost savings and doing something to help the environment.’

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Green fund backs alternative to landfill

Venture capital firm E-Synergy has invested £750,000 in Morgan Everett, the developer of a waste destruction system that eliminates the need to transport waste to landfill sites.

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