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  • Northland Power refinances €2bn Gemini offshore wind farm

    02 May 2017

    Northland Power has refinanced the €2 billion ($2.18 billion) senior loan used to construct the 642MW Gemini offshore wind farm, after it completed the project early and under budget.

  • EIB says its green bonds outperform in secondary market

    02 May 2017

    Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs) issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) "have been outperforming regular EIB issuances" in the past few months, the bank said.

  • HSBC to close accounts of 28 unsustainable palm oil producers

    02 May 2017

    HSBC has warned that it will close the accounts of 28 palm oil producer customers that are failing to meet its sustainable agriculture policy.

  • Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water-only supplier

    02 May 2017

    An Allianz-led consortium has agreed to acquire the UK's largest water-only supplier, Affinity Water.

  • Impact investors turn to water stocks, says KBI

    02 May 2017

    Water is becoming "an almost intuitive" impact allocation for a growing number of investors, according to KBI Global Investors (KBIGI).

  • Investors 'are increasingly demanding that real estate obtains green certification'

    28 April 2017

    Investors are beginning to view real estate developments that lack a sustainability certification as an increased risk, according to one certification company.

  • Comment: Insurers need to move from climate talk to climate action

    28 April 2017

    Could Axa's decision this week to stop underwriting coal projects be copied by the rest of the insurance sector, asks Peter Bosshard

  • NY Green Bank signs $40.6m worth of deals in in Q1

    28 April 2017

    New York Green Bank has closed six financing transactions in the first quarter of 2017 totalling $40.6 million.

  • People: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, PRI

    27 April 2017

    Former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Christiana Figueres has been appointed to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves' Leadership Council.

  • Lombard Odier launches global ESG equities fund

    27 April 2017

    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (IM) has launched a global environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused equities fund, as it ramps up its of impact investment offerings.