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Green bonds reach the tipping point
22 July 2014A surge of corporate issues is supporting a bullish mood in the environmental bond market, says Graham Cooper
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Thin-film solar company issues $32m convertible bond
22 July 2014A thin-film solar cell manufacturer has become the latest company in the solar sector to tap the convertibles market.
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KfW backs Brazilian wind farms with $335m loan
22 July 2014German development bank KfW is to provide a $335 million loan to Brazil's state-owned bank BNDES to help finance wind farms within Brazil.
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Alliance Trust launches two new sustainable funds
22 July 2014Alliance Trust Investments is to enlarge its Sustainable Future fund range with the launch tomorrow of two risk-profiled funds.
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Solar pioneer in €10m 'solar cells of the future' investment
21 July 2014A solar pioneer today announced a €10 million investment to start manufacturing a new type of highly efficient solar cell, and said he is seeking further equity investments in the project.
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Repeal of Australia's carbon tax "will hit investors" [UPDATED]
21 July 2014The repeal of Australia's controversial Carbon Pricing Mechanism or 'carbon tax' will harm the economy and cause losses for investors, a financial pressure group has warned.
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Sainsbury's secures £200m 'green loan' to fund low-carbon projects
21 July 2014UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has agreed a £200 million ($342 million) loan from Rabobank to support its programme of carbon reduction and sustainability projects.
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South East Asia renewables fund makes commitment to hydro
21 July 2014A South East Asia-focussed renewables fund has agreed to back a 50MW portfolio of mini-hydro projects.
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Biomass firm floats – a year later than planned
18 July 2014A biomass power generation firm has finally got its IPO away – more than a year after it first announced plans to list.
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'First Asian green bond' issued [UPDATED]
18 July 2014Taiwan-based firm the Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) Group has issued a $300 million green bond – thought to be the first to come out of Asia.