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Green Climate Fund makes $892m commitments
06 October 2017The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $500 million to a pilot programme that will finance REDD+ emissions reductions projects, and $392 million to fund another 11 climate finance projects in developing countries.
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September smashes records with a dozen mini-benchmarks
04 October 2017September set a new monthly record for the value of green bonds issued, with $16.1 billion of deals having settled in the month.
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IREDA issues INR19.5bn masala bond and vows to smash renewables target
29 September 2017A INR19.5 billion ($300 million) green "masala" bond has been issued by state-owned enterprise Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - and the government says will play a key role in helping India smash its ambitious 175GW renewables target.
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WBCSD helps companies navigate ESG reporting requirements
26 September 2017A free online platform to help companies and investors understand the wide variety of non-financial reporting requirements in place around the world, has been launched by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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Green bond round-up, 20 September 2017
20 September 2017Mexico City Airport Trust has returned to the green bond market with the biggest corporate issue to date – a two-tranche $4 billion bond – to finance what it claims will be the world's most sustainable airport.
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Green bond round-up, 13 September 2017
13 September 2017Canada's Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank has doubled the size of its latest green bond transaction to $1 billion, after demand swelled to more than $2 billion.
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Green bond round-up, 6 September 2017
06 September 2017Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC) has issued its fourth green bond – its first denominated in its home currency.
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Big in Japan?
04 September 2017Support from the biggest pension fund in the world is helping ESG take off in Japan, write Peter Cripps and Joe Walsh
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Green bond round-up, 9 August 2017
09 August 2017The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has issued its eighth green bond, raising $1.25 billion.
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Cubico closes $450m of renewables projects in Mexico
09 August 2017Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised $450 million in debt for the construction of 600MW of renewables projects in Mexico.