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Societe Generale prices second impact bond
29 September 2016Societe Generale has priced its second 'Positive Impact Bond', raising €500 million ($560 million).
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EIB extends green bond yield curve and boosts reporting
29 September 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) has continued its pioneering role in the green bond market by extending its euro yield curve to 21 years and publishing an 'independent reasonable assurance report' on its Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) programme.
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TerraForm Power settles with Appaloosa as it gears up for sale
29 September 2016US yieldco TerraForm Power (TERP) has settled a long standing legal battle with hedge fund Appaloosa Management.
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Finland's first green bond is oversubscribed
28 September 2016The first green bond from a Finnish issuer was substantially oversubscribed and attracted many new investors, the issuer said.
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EF BRIEFS: Energy efficient projects dominate RGGI investments; TRIG,
28 September 2016Most of the $1.37 billion of proceeds from the quarterly auctions of emission allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market have been invested in energy efficiency projects, according to the body that administers the market.
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Yes Bank repeats innovative green bond deal
28 September 2016India's Yes Bank has agreed a second transaction in which it will issue a rupee-denominated green bond which will be bought using the proceeds of sustainability bonds issued by a development bank.
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Luxembourg launches first '100% green' exchange
28 September 2016The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has relaunched its green bond listing service, with what it claims is the strictest eligibility criteria of its peers.
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Aviva agrees long-term finance facility for UK yieldco
27 September 2016Aviva Investors has agreed to provide long-term financing for Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), a London-listed investment company focussing on large-scale industrial and agricultural solar assets.
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The road to Marrakesh is paved with green intentions
26 September 2016The Paris climate change summit will be a tough act to follow, but its successor is shaping up to be an important meeting in its own right. Hamza Ali and Peter Cripps report
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Green bond fund reveals greenhouse gas savings
26 September 2016A major green bond fund estimates that every €1 million invested in the fund avoids, or prevents, emissions equivalent to 1,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide.