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GBPs issues Social Bond Principles and guidelines for sustainability bonds
14 June 2017A set of Social Bond Principles (SBP) has been published to promote transparency and integrity in the growing market for 'social bonds'. Guidelines covering 'sustainability bonds' have also been issued by the Green Bond Principles (GBP).
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Apple returns to green bond market
14 June 2017Consumer electronics giant Apple has returned to the green bond market with its second deal.
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NextEnergy solar plans £100m equity raise and overseas growth
13 June 2017NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), a UK-listed yieldco, aims to raise a further £100 million ($127 million) from a placement of new shares this month. The company is also seeking approval from its shareholders to invest outside the UK, for the first time.
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Investors dominate latest RGGI auction, as prices slip further
12 June 2017Carbon prices slipped to a new three-year low in the latest auction of emission allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), with investment firms buying more than half of the allowances on offer.
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CalSTRS to sell remaining holdings in coal companies
12 June 2017The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed to sell all of its remaining shares in companies that produce coal for power generation by 1 July.
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Allianz Global Investors backs US solar project
06 June 2017Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has agreed to provide a 'back-leverage' loan to the 250MW Moapa solar energy facility in Nevada. The size of the loan has not been disclosed.
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Macquarie adds to renewables portfolio with another acquisition
05 June 2017Macquarie Capital has further boosted its presence in the renewable energy sector with the acquisition of RES Japan, for an undisclosed sum.
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Asset owners and investors call for more Mexican green bonds
05 June 2017A group of 57 leading asset owners and fund managers in Mexico have called on the government to take action to develop the local green bond market.
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QE policy could increase risk of stranded assets, researchers warn
31 May 2017Purchases of corporate bonds by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England, as part of their quantitative easing (QE) initiatives, could be adding to the risk of assets in the oil and gas sectors becoming 'stranded'.
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Green Climate Fund offers $500m for private sector climate projects
25 May 2017The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has launched a $500 million request for proposals (RFP) to support private sector projects that help combat climate change in developing countries.
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.