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BBVA makes second green loan to Acciona
25 April 2017BBVA has signed a $100 million green-labelled loan agreement with Acciona to partially fund solar and wind projects in Chile
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Time for a more equitable financial system
24 April 2017The Principles for Responsible Investment is launching a new initiative to promote sustainability in the financial system. Nathan Fabian explains
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8point3 a strategic sale, but Atlantica may be broken-up, says UBS
24 April 2017As the parent sponsors of 8point3 Energy Partners (CAFD) and Atlantica Yield (ABY) prepare to sell their stakes, the future of the two yieldcos may be quite different, said an analysist for UBS.
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Chile's first green bond issued
24 April 2017Pulp paper manufacturer Empresas CMPC has issued the first green bond from a Chilean issuer, raising $500 million.
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RobecoSAM & S&P's 'smart ESG' index outperforms in inaugural year
24 April 2017A global index based on RobecoSAM's 'smart' environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has outperformed its benchmark in its first year.
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President Trump vs Obama-era climate change policies
24 April 2017Jon Sohn and Andrew Shaw explain how President Trump is attempting to rewrite US environmental regulations.
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ING loan to Philips incentivises greater sustainability
21 April 2017ING has led a group of banks in an innovative loan deal with Philips that links the interest paybable on the loan to the electroics giant's sustainability performance.
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First Pace bonds of the year to raise $444.5m
21 April 2017Ygrene is set to raise $176 million from its first Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) bond of the year.
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27 CEOs back TCFD recommendations
21 April 201727 CEOs from major corporations have committed to implement the draft recommendations laid out by the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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EF BRIEFS: ABN Amro, NESF, JLEN
21 April 2017ABN Amro has received €150 million ($160 million) of financing as part of the EU president Jean-Claude Juncker's "Investment Plan for Europe", that it will use to finance green loans to the European shipping industry.