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CBI certifies first green loan for Strasser Capital
11 January 2017German private equity firm Strasser Capital has secured the first loan certified under the Climate Bond Initiative's (CBI) standards.
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NextEnergy raises £115.3m through oversubscribed share issuance
21 November 2016UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £115.3 million ($142.3 million) through the issuance of 110.3 million ordinary shares, exceeding its original target of 100 million shares.
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Kommuninvest issues largest ever SEK green bond
19 October 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest has priced the largest ever Swedish krona green bond, raising some SEK5 billion ($570 million).
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EF BRIEFS: Alperia, Canadian Solar, NextEnergy
11 July 2016Italian electricity utility Alperia has issued its first green bond, for a total of €225 million ($249 million). A further issue, of €150 million, is expected by the end of 2016, the company said.
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NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom
24 June 2016Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).
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NIB returns to green bond market with 'benchmark' issue
02 June 2016The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is to return to the green bond market with a €500 million ($561 million) issue in the next few days, Jens Hellerup, head of funding at the Helsinki-based bank, told Environmental Finance.
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EF BRIEFS: Enbridge, Foncière des Régions, Atlantis, Southern Power
10 May 2016Canadian energy company Enbridge has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of EDF to develop 1.4GW of offshore wind off the coast of France.
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Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue
15 April 2016A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.
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NIB issues SEK1bn green bond
13 January 2016The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has become the second Swedish krona issuer to tap the green bond market this week, with SEK1 billion ($117.3 million) worth of notes.
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Green bond comment, November
25 November 2015Mounting anticipation of tougher international action on climate change at the UN meeting in Paris, has brought an Indian summer to the green bond market, says Graham Cooper