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Signatories to GBPs break through 100-mark
28 October 2015The number of signatories to the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has broken through the 100-mark, representing another milestone in the market's rapid growth.
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Green bond comment, October
28 October 2015A series of chunky issues have provided a welcome boost the green bond market in recent weeks.
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Anti-ESG guidance in US is repealed
26 October 2015Influential guidance that discouraged US fiduciaries from taking account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment factors has been repealed, in "a major breakthrough for responsible investment in the US".
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DBJ prices €300m sustainability bond
16 October 2015Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has issued a €300 million ($340 million) 'sustainability bond' that will help finance efficient buildings and loans to green companies.
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Eiris downgrades VW
14 October 2015Volkswagen (VW) has been downgraded by environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating firm EIRIS, owing to its "egregious" emissions scandal, Environmental Finance has learned.
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New York's clean energy catalyst
14 October 2015The state's 'green bank' is poised to help scale up clean energy investment and has even asked for its own borrowing powers. Its President, Alfred Griffin, talks to Peter Cripps
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BlackRock launches three impact funds
14 October 2015BlackRock has launched three equity funds in response to "unprecedented demand for sustainable and impact investment solutions".
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Hannon Armstrong plans $100m equity raise
14 October 2015Clean energy investor Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is planning to issue a further $100 million of equity.
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JP Morgan named top green bond underwriter in Q3
12 October 2015JP Morgan regained the top spot in the green bond underwriters' league table in the third quarter of 2015.
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It's the environment, stupid!
09 October 2015The environment has muscled its way up the financial agenda, and can no longer be ignored by prudent investors, says Peter Cripps.