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  • TerraForm Power extends green bond series with $150m of notes

    09 June 2015

    TerraForm Power has priced a $150 million private placement of notes to fuel its expansion plans.

  • BNP Paribas rolls out three new SRI funds

    09 June 2015

    BNP Paribas has added three Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds to its Parvest range, two of which are to be managed by asset manager Impax.

  • 'Historic' G7 agreement adds further momentum ahead of Paris

    08 June 2015

    Leaders of the G7 nations today reinforced their commitment to combat climate change in a "historic" announcement that some believe "signals the end of the fossil fuel age".

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 8 June 2015

    08 June 2015

    A range-bound week for EU allowances is likely this week as auctions resume their normal schedule, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Canadian Solar closes £35m facility with Investec

    08 June 2015

    Canadian Solar has closed a £35 million ($53 million) project financing facility with Investec for a portfolio of four UK solar plants earmarked for its planned yieldco.

  • Green bond market sees first Brazilian issuer in €500m deal

    08 June 2015

    Brazilian food giant BRF has become the first Brazilian company to tap the green bond market.

  • Solar giant plans $500m share offering

    08 June 2015

    The world's largest solar cell manufacturer is planning to raise $500 million through a share offering.

  • Apax prepares to exit from bioenergy firm Albioma

    08 June 2015

    Private equity fund Apax France VI is to distribute more than 95% of its holding in bioenergy company Albioma to investors in the fund.

  • Business coalition calls for zero emissions 'well before end of century'

    08 June 2015

    A coalition of businesses and NGOs has written an open letter calling for world leaders to back an ambitious "zero emissions" policy at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) in December.

  • MSCI gains new ESG research head

    05 June 2015

    Sustainability expert Antti Savilaakso has joined MSCI as European head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research.