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  • GreenStream completes first China energy efficiency project

    19 March 2014

    Asset manager GreenStream has completed its first energy efficiency project in China, hailing the development a milestone for its ambitious expansion plans in the country.

  • EIB launches its first green Samurai bond

    18 March 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a ¥5 billion ($49.3m) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB), believed to be the first ever green bond in 'Samurai' format.

  • Solar helps HSBC Climate Change Index outperform

    18 March 2014

    Strong performance from renewables stocks has helped HSBC's Climate Change Index (CCI) outperform wider markets in 2014, with its solar index up 23% so far this year.

  • First index launched for green bonds market

    17 March 2014

    An index to track the fledgling green bond market has been launched by German index provider Solactive.

  • New Forests raises A$707m for new fund

    17 March 2014

    Australian fund manager New Forests has closed its latest fund at A$707 million ($642 million), which will be invested in timber plantations and associated infrastructure.

  • Zoe Knight promoted to replace Nick Robins

    17 March 2014

    Zoe Knight has been appointed head of HSBC's Climate Change Centre of Excellence. She replaces Nick Robins who left the bank to become a co-director of the UN Environmental Programme's (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System.

  • Calvert launches resource efficiency strategy

    17 March 2014

    Sustainability specialist Calvert Investments has announced a new strategy for using resource efficiency to identify investment opportunities in large-cap firms.

  • Vasakronan returns to green bond market with SEK1bn issue

    14 March 2014

    Swedish real estate giant Vasakronan has issued a second green bond, raising SEK1 billion ($157 million), it has been reported.

  • First World Bank euro-denominated green bond raises €550m

    14 March 2014

    The World Bank has issued its first benchmark sized green bond denominated in euros, in a "landmark" transaction that will help the European market scale up.

  • Renewables IPOs to 'struggle' as London market reaches 'saturation point'

    13 March 2014

    Some of the latest attempts to list renewables vehicles on the London market will fail to get away, or raise as much capital as hoped, as investors warn that the supply of these products begins to outstrip demand.