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Real estate sector faces stranded asset risk, green bonds could help, says HSBC
23 July 2015Green bonds will increasingly be used to adapt buildings to make them more resilient to climate change, as the real estate sector faces up to its own version of 'stranded asset' risk, a report has predicted.
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Barclays and MSCI launch review of green bond index rules
21 July 2015Barclays and MSCI are calling on players in the green bond market to give their views on the companies' green bond index.
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GBPs could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds
20 July 2015The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds under proposals published by three underwriters.
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TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO
20 July 2015SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.
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Analysis: The Climate Bonds Initiative's new standards
17 July 2015The CBI's proposed new standards are designed to shore up investor confidence in the market. But will they prove too onerous for many issuers, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards
17 July 2015The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.
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China's Goldwind prices $300m green bond
16 July 2015Chinese renewables giant Goldwind has priced a $300 million green bond, marking the country's much-anticipated entry into the market.
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New York State plans $475m green bond
15 July 2015New York State plans to issue a $475.1 million green bond to help finance and refinance water projects, Environmental Finance has learned.
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TerraForm Power prices $300m green bond
15 July 2015TerraForm Power has priced a $300 million green bond that will help it buy a portfolio of wind power assets from Invenergy.
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Solar ABS set to remain at BBB level for time being, says S&P
14 July 2015The credit ratings of solar securitisations are likely to be stuck at low investment grade, at least for the time being, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P).