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• US REIT in $500m 'milestone' green bond

  26 June 2015

  A US real estate firm has issued a green bond in what underwriters say is a "milestone" for the country's corporate market.

• Marymount University to issue $65.5m green bond

  26 June 2015

  Marymount University in Virginia is set to become the latest US academic organisation to launch a green bond, after it announced plans for a $65.5 million issue.

• Alberta extends carbon reduction initiative in boost for low-carbon investment

  26 June 2015

  Alberta has extended its carbon reduction programme until 2017, in a move hailed as "the signal that businesses and investors in [the province] have been needing".

• New benchmark for impact investment funds launched

  26 June 2015

  A new benchmark for impact investment funds was launched today, and its track record suggests that investors do not necessarily sacrifice performance when compared with mainstream equivalents.

• Quotes of the Quarter

  26 June 2015

  Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the second quarter of 2015.

• GE consortium backs A$450m wind project in Australia

  26 June 2015

  A consortium of investors will finance Australia's third-largest wind project in a sign of renewed interest in the country after politicians reached an agreement on its renewables target.

• Australia boosts investor confidence by agreeing new renewables target

  26 June 2015

  Australia has reduced its Renewable Energy Target (RET) by nearly 20% – but the move was welcomed by investors as it ends months of political wrangling and reduces the uncertainty hanging over the sector.

• UK GIB to devise green bond rating system

  26 June 2015

  The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to devise a system to help rate green bonds and compare their environmental benefits.

• Sunrun announces IPO

  26 June 2015

  Sunrun, the second largest rooftop solar leasing company in the US, has confirmed plans to float on NASDAQ.

• NRG Yield increases fundraising to $907m

  25 June 2015

  Strong demand has allowed NRG Yield to expand its fundraising by $118 million.