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Aviva Investors finances €1.5bn windfarm
18 July 2018Aviva Investors has joined a syndicate of 13 international lenders to participate in the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) financing of the German 396 MW Merkur offshore windfarm.
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HSBC is top underwriter of sustainability bonds in H1
18 July 2018HSBC was the biggest underwriter of sustainability bonds in the first half of 2018, according to figures from Environmental Finance.
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Credit Agricole tops H1 social bond chart
18 July 2018Credit Agricole was the biggest underwriter of labelled social bonds in the first half of 2018.
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Banks report on TCFD-linked pilot study into physical risks
17 July 2018A scenario-based approach to help banks estimate the climate-related physical risks in their loan portfolios has been published in response to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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US water utility readies world-first ‘puttable’ green bond
17 July 2018The Public Utilities Commission of San Francisco (SFPUC) is preparing to issue what is believed to be the first green bond to incorporate a put option.
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Greencoat prepares India yieldco
17 July 2018Greencoat Capital is gearing up to launch a yieldco in India that will look to replicate the model of its UK and Irish renewables funds.
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New ESG reporting platform aims to generate data insights
17 July 2018IHS Markit plans to launch an ESG reporting platform next week, which will be developed to include data mining services, to improve the transparency and accessibility of the data for investors and other users.
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Comment: The CDM must not make life harder for developers
16 July 2018New CDM issuance rules penalise developers and discriminate against smaller companies, says Alexis Leroy
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Green finance qualification for bankers planned
16 July 2018The Chartered Banker Institute is to launch a new green finance qualification for bankers in the UK and abroad.
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Steering group for Green Finance Institute announced
16 July 2018A steering group has been assembled to guide the launch of the UK's Green Finance Institute.