Some Green Fundas

* Emerging markets attract less than one per cent of the $3.7 trillions manages by criteria of responsible investing

* The four clean- energy technologies of biofuels, wind power , solar energy and fuel cells are estimated to grow to $ billion by 2015 .

* In India, renewable sources contributes only 7.7 percent of the country’s total power generation , as against the world average of 13 percent .

* India is the fourth largest ethanol producers globally . For a five percent ethanol blend in petrol nationally , the requirement is 550-640 million litres annually .

* The new ventures India Programme has worked with more than 200 small and medium enterprises in the green sector since 2006 having successfully facilitated investments in eight green companies to the tune of $18.6 billions .

* A mutual fund for sustainable development , ABN Amro Sustainable Development mutual fund , invests in socially-responsible companies .

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