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Shareholders hit back at ExxonMobil over climate change disclosure
25 February 2016A group of ExxonMobil shareholders, including the New York Common Retirement Fund, have hit back at ExxonMobil after the oil major attempted to dismiss their resolution over climate disclosure.
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Gold Standard and AkzoNobel issue first carbon credits
25 February 2016Chemicals giant AkzoNobel and carbon offset specialist Gold Standard have issued the first batch of carbon credits under a landmark scheme for reducing carbon emissions in shipping.
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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.