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French renewables firm says green bond shows 'growing appetite' for climate investment
29 July 2015Renewables firm Akuo Energy is the first French independent power producer (IPP) to issue a green bond, in a deal it says reflects a "growing appetite amongst investors to help finance the green economy".
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Marymount University prices 'lowest-rated green bond' in US
07 July 2015Marymount University in Virginia has priced what underwriters claim is the "lowest-rated green bond in the US".
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Baltic renewables firm issues €50m green bond
03 June 2015The market has seen its first green bond from a Baltic issuer.
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Results: Environmental Finance's 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards
01 April 2015Environmental Finance has revealed the winners of its 8th Annual Deals of the Year Awards.
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Mainstream and Actis form $1.9bn Africa renewables 'platform'
18 February 2015Project developer Mainstream Renewable Power and emerging market private equity firm Actis have teamed up to form a $1.9 billion pan-African renewable energy platform.
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GreenStream sells trading arm, eyes fundraise for China growth
12 January 2015GreenStream Network has sold its brokerage business in order to focus on its energy efficiency services in China.
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Scatec Solar agrees financing for first Latin American project
05 January 2015Independent power producer Scatec Solar has secured project financing to start building a $125 million plant in Honduras, marking its first move into Latin America.
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$204m green project bond issued in Peru
23 December 2014A $204 million bond has been issued to support wind projects in Peru, in one of the continent's first green bond deals.
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Bank of America, GE, Schlumberger dropped from Dow Jones sustainability index
11 September 2014General Electric, Bank of America Corp and Schlumberger have all been dropped from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) this year, following an annual review of constituents carried out by sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM.
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Investors seek €160m of debt for Portuguese wind farms
25 July 2014A group of investors is looking to raise €160 million ($215 million) of debt as part of plans to build a €220 million cluster of wind farms in Portugal.