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DC Water green bond raises $100m
15 October 2015District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has raised $100 million in its second green bond, announced last month.
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Eiris downgrades VW
14 October 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been downgraded by environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating firm EIRIS, owing to its "egregious" emissions scandal, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Jessica Robinson to head up PRI in Asia
14 October 2015The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) and the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) have joined forces in a move that will see ASrIA CEO Jessica Robinson run the PRI's Asian operations.
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Voting open in the 16th Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings
14 October 2015Voting has opened in the Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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New York's clean energy catalyst
14 October 2015The state's 'green bank' is poised to help scale up clean energy investment and has even asked for its own borrowing powers. Its President, Alfred Griffin, talks to Peter Cripps
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BlackRock launches three impact funds
14 October 2015BlackRock has launched three equity funds in response to "unprecedented demand for sustainable and impact investment solutions".
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Reservoir Capital to raise $1m in private placement
14 October 2015Vancouver-based renewable energy developer Reservoir Capital has revealed plans to raise up to $1 million in a private share placement.
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ABC green bond four times oversubscribed
14 October 2015Agricultural Bank of China has become Asia's largest green bond issuer, with an inaugural $995 million offering that was four-times oversubscribed.
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Hannon Armstrong plans $100m equity raise
14 October 2015Clean energy investor Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is planning to issue a further $100 million of equity.
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Vermont issues $28.5m green bond
13 October 2015The State of Vermont has become the latest in a series of US municipals to tap the green bond market this month, after it issued $28.5 million of notes.