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  • Green bonds reach the tipping point

    22 July 2014

    A surge of corporate issues is supporting a bullish mood in the environmental bond market, says Graham Cooper

  • Thin-film solar company issues $32m convertible bond

    22 July 2014

    A thin-film solar cell manufacturer has become the latest company in the solar sector to tap the convertibles market.

  • KfW backs Brazilian wind farms with $335m loan

    22 July 2014

    German development bank KfW is to provide a $335 million loan to Brazil's state-owned bank BNDES to help finance wind farms within Brazil.

  • Alliance Trust launches two new sustainable funds

    22 July 2014

    Alliance Trust Investments is to enlarge its Sustainable Future fund range with the launch tomorrow of two risk-profiled funds.

  • Solar pioneer in €10m 'solar cells of the future' investment

    21 July 2014

    A 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.

  • Repeal of Australia's carbon tax "will hit investors" [UPDATED]

    21 July 2014

    The 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.

  • Sainsbury's secures £200m 'green loan' to fund low-carbon projects

    21 July 2014

    UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has agreed a £200 million ($342 million) loan from Rabobank to support its programme of carbon reduction and sustainability projects.

  • South East Asia renewables fund makes commitment to hydro

    21 July 2014

    A South East Asia-focussed renewables fund has agreed to back a 50MW portfolio of mini-hydro projects.

  • Biomass firm floats – a year later than planned

    18 July 2014

    A biomass power generation firm has finally got its IPO away – more than a year after it first announced plans to list.

  • 'First Asian green bond' issued [UPDATED]

    18 July 2014

    Taiwan-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.

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