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Greening the Green
Private equity firm and green group partner up |
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01 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:06 PM on 01 May 2008 The Environmental Defense Fund has struck a first-of-its-kind "green portfolio" deal with gigantic private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The partnership plans to develop tools to measure and improve the environmental performance of KKR'S U.S. companies, with metrics including energy efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, water consumption, and toxic waste. KKR has more than $185 bi ... |
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| Topics: business, Environmental Defense Fund, greening biz operations, investing, news (all these topics) |
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