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$30m fundraise, as Pace 'comes of age'
10 March 2016The US property assessed clean energy (Pace) market has "come of age", according to a company that has just raised $30 million in operating capital to help fund its expansion plans.
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Fannie Mae triples green finance portfolio in 2015
10 March 2016US mortgage giant Fannie Mae tripled the size of a green financing portfolio to $440 million last year, and expects further growth this year.
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NRW upsizes sustainability bond to €1.6bn
10 March 2016The German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has upsized its second sustainability bond to €1.585 billion ($1.75 billion), on the back of investor demand.
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EF BRIEFS: TenneT, Finansinspektionen, World Bank, AMP
09 March 2016Dutch grid operator TenneT has said it will issue green bonds to help finance its €22 billion ($24 billion) decade-long expansion plan.
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Green Bond Principles to be widened to cover social bonds
09 March 2016A working group formed under the Green Bond Principles is creating a sister set of guidelines for the social bond market, due to be launched later this year.
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$2bn committed to conservation in US
09 March 2016Private companies were among a raft of organisations to announce more than $2 billion of investments to protect land, water and wildlife in the US.
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SunEdison shares up 40% after merger with Vivint collapses
08 March 2016SunEdison's shares soared more than 40% today after Vivint Solar pulled the plug on the controversial $2.2 billion merger of the two companies.
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MSCI follows Morningstar to begin scoring funds on ESG
08 March 2016MSCI has expanded its environmental social and governance (ESG) research coverage to include, for the first time, exchange traded funds (ETF) and mutual funds.
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First index launched to track bonds from low-carbon issuers
08 March 2016An index has been launched which is believed to be the first to comprise bonds from low-carbon companies.
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Hyundai launches dollar-denominated green bond
08 March 2016South Korean car giant Hyundai has launched a 'use of proceeds' green bond to finance low-carbon vehicles.