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  • TerraForm Power financing vehicle backed by Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, Citi and more

    29 June 2015

    TerraForm Power has created a $525 million warehouse facility to hold its latest portfolio acquisition.

  • AIB launches €5m clean-tech start-up fund

    29 June 2015

    Irish bank AIB has launched a €5 million ($5 million) equity fund to invest in sustainable technology start-up companies.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 29 June 2015

    29 June 2015

    After modest gains last week, EU allowance prices are most likely to move sideways in the next few days, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Higher ESG ratings can boost stock performance, says MSCI

    29 June 2015

    Investors willing to take on additional risk could outperform a portfolio of global equities while significantly improving the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of their holdings, a study from index provider MSCI has shown.

  • Senvion commits to A$1.6bn Australian wind farm following RET announcement

    29 June 2015

    Senvion has slated the construction of a A$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) wind farm in South Australia, following a revision in the country's renewables target.

  • 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.