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EAPF names sustainable equity mandate winners after extensive search
02 July 2015The UK's Environment Agency pension fund (EAPF) has selected four asset managers for its global sustainability equity mandate after a wide-ranging search.
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Yingli issues retail project bond for Chinese solar
02 July 2015Chinese solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has issued its first retail project bond, which will finance a solar plant in the country
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Bank issuance helps green bond market gather steam in Q2
01 July 2015A raft of issues from private banks helped the green bond market gather pace in Q2 after a slow start to the year.
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Rhode Island plans $56m green bond for water treatment
01 July 2015The Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency plans to raise $56.345 million by issuing a green bond.
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Green bond comment: An encouraging quarter
01 July 2015When Environmental Finance's small-but-dedicated team of green bond aficionados totted up all the green bond issues from the first quarter of 2015, the numbers were a little disappointing, says Peter Cripps.
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NextEnergy Solar Fund eyes 19% dividend increase
01 July 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund, a UK yieldco, has confirmed it is on track to increase its dividend next year to 6.25 pence, an increase of 19% on its 2014-15 payout.
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Green Bond issuance, Q2
See Environmental Finance's latest figures for the green bond market.
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Under scrutiny: green bond impact reporting
01 July 2015Issuers' reports on the environmental impact of their green bonds range from a few paragraphs on hard-to-find webpages to 80-page documents. But, given the costs and assumptions involved, some question whether more is necessarily better. Graham Cooper reports
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Engie buys Solairedirect to become France's biggest solar firm
01 July 2015Utility Engie has ramped up its solar operations with the acquisition of Solairedirect.
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Alterra and Starwood Energy secure $287m for Texas wind project
01 July 2015Canada's Alterra Power and US investment firm Starwood Energy Group Global have agreed a $287 million construction loan facility for the 204MW Shannon wind project in Texas, which they jointly own.