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Green bond issuance in India will add 'real value' to market, says MainStreet
24 April 2015Recent green bond offerings from Yes Bank and the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim India) have kickstarted the market in India, where financing is "greatly needed", according to impact investment firm MainStreet Partners.
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SolarCity and Credit Suisse launch 'largest solar fund of its kind'
23 April 2015SolarCity has announced the launch of a fund it says will finance "more than $1 billion" of solar project in the US.
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Razzouk to chair ASrIA
22 April 2015Assaad Razzouk has been appointed chair of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA).
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Investor groups urge asset owners to beef up action on climate change
22 April 2015A global coalition of institutional investors has urged asset owners to take more action on climate change.
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ESG-themed bond fund launches in US
22 April 2015Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched a US social bond fund, targeting corporate and municipal notes.
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RGGI proceeds fund $600m of energy efficiency projects
22 April 2015More than $600 million of proceeds from the US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been invested in energy efficiency projects, according to a summary report on the market. Energy bill savings of more than $2.3 billion are expected to flow from the projects, it added.
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Q&A: What's behind TfL's push for green bonds?
22 April 2015Transport for London's Simon Kilonback talks about the pros and cons of green bonds and how they fit in to TfL's plans
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Climate change a growing risk to credit ratings, says S&P
21 April 2015The increase in disasters caused by climate change will "test the resilience" of companies' credit ratings, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P).
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Wheb Partners makes two acquisitions
21 April 2015The private equity arm of sustainable investment firm Wheb Group has bought two companies involved in the production of carbon fibre materials.
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Stranded assets risks are rising, says HSBC
21 April 2015The risk that fossil fuel assets could be rendered 'stranded' is growing, a report has warned.