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  • Weather Risk Management 2016: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Infigen Energy wind hedge

    23 March 2016

    Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has repeated its success in the Weather Risk Management category – this time for a wind hedge in Australia.

  • IPO 2016: 8point3 Energy Partners

    23 March 2016

    In a challenging year for yieldcos, 8point3 Energy Partners remains a shining example of the promise of the model.

  • BNP Paribas IP to extend sustainable real estate methodology to include biodiversity

    23 March 2016

    BNP Paribas is to become the first asset manager to incorporate biodiversity considerations into its sustainable real estate fund.

  • California State gears up to issue $500m green bond

    23 March 2016

    The State of California plans to issue a $500 million green bond, its second, to finance at least 34 water projects throughout the state.

  • EF BRIEFS: Vivint, St Paul, National Australia Bank, Engie, Renew Power, Senvion

    22 March 2016

    Distributed solar company Vivint Solar has closed a $200 million term facility to help its expansion across the US.

  • People Moves - March 2016

    22 March 2016

    The latest people moves at companies including SunEdison, RWE, Green Climate Fund, DNV GL, Schroders and more

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 21 March 2016

    21 March 2016

    A 5 cent fall took the weekly EU allowance (EUA) closing price back to €4.95, a 1% week-on-week drop. Once again trading volumes were low and the 27 cent trading range was the lowest seen so far in 2016 (€4.77 low: €5.04 high), adding to the sideways price action seen over the last few weeks.

  • Car makers set for up to $4.8bn fines for non-compliance on climate change, warns CDP

    21 March 2016

    Leading car manufacturers could face penalties of up for $4.8 billion for falling short of emissions rules, CDP has warned investors.

  • NWB Bank prices $1bn, 10-year green bond

    21 March 2016

    Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has returned to the green bond market, after pricing its first dollar-denominated transaction.

  • UBS sustainable ETFs 'to break through the £500m mark'

    21 March 2016

    Investments in UBS's sustainable exchange traded fund (ETF) business are expected to break through the £500 million ($720 million) barrier this year.