Carbon index cranks up pressure on blue chips

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Fund managers encouraged to base investment decisions on emission reduction data

The not-for-profit Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO) is to launch a carbon ranking of the world's largest companies with the aim of helping fund managers build carbon emissions into their investment...

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