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EF BRIEFS: Canadian Solar, Gaeletric, MTA, Spruce, Iberdrola, Boralex, Trina
24 February 2016Canadian Solar has issued a ¥3 billion ($26 million) solar project bond to Shinsei Trust and Banking Company.
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Nordex to issue €250m green bond
24 February 2016Nordex has become the first German manufacturer to issue a 'green Schuldschein', tapping the market for €250 million ($274.5 million).
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Argentina, Iran and Bangladesh among new 'green giants', says EY
24 February 2016Major expansion plans for renewable energy make Argentina, Iran and Bangladesh countries to watch over the next decade for project developers and investors, says consultancy EY.
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Green Bond comment - February
24 February 2016Could Apple's $1.5bn green bond be a game changer for corporate issuance?
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Apple's green bond triggers spate of enquiries from other corporates, says BAML
24 February 2016Apple's green bond has prompted a flurry of enquiries from other corporate bond issuers interested in the market's potential, according to a leading underwriter.
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Swindon Council issues UK's first council solar bond
24 February 2016Swindon Borough Council has issued the UK's first 'council solar bond' in what it hopes will be a model for local green infrastructure development.
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Another US transit authority mulls green bond
24 February 2016Another US transit authority is mulling issuing a green bond in 2016, following in the footsteps of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), whose bond was significantly upsized this week.
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Third Chinese lender gets approval to issue green bonds
23 February 2016China's Bank of Qingdao is the latest lender to be allowed to issue green bonds under the country's recently-launched national standards.
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BNP Paribas IP changes voting policy to be 'a lot more aggressive' on climate change
23 February 2016The asset management arm of BNP Paribas is increasingly going to use its weight as a shareholder to tackle firms that do not disclose adequately their carbon footprints and strategies for transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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Statkraft unveils plans for Europe's largest onshore wind project
23 February 2016Norwegian utility Statkraft plans to build a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) onshore wind project, which would be Europe's largest. The project, on the Fosen peninsular in central Norway, will comprise six wind farms with a combined capacity of 1GW.