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GIP to issue €556m green bond to finance offshore wind deal
11 September 2015Private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is set to issue a €556 million ($623 million) green bond to help fund its acquisition of 50% of an offshore wind project.
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South Pole and Oekom link up to boost ESG services for investors
08 September 2015Carbon advisory firm South Pole Group is partnering with sustainability ratings firm Oekom Research to enable both firms to expand the range of environmental social and governance (ESG) services they offer.
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Real estate sector boosts on-site renewables use
02 September 2015The global real estate sector increased its use of on-site renewable energy last year by 50%, and achieved a 3% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to an industry survey.
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US companies commit to reduce GHG emissions - why not issue green bonds?
31 August 2015A growing number of companies are taking strides to address their carbon footprint. Could issuing green bonds be the next step, asks Peter Ellsworth
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US municipals are 'fastest growing part of green bond market' in 2015
28 August 2015The rapid growth of the US municipal green bond market was highlighted today by figures that show the market has already exceeded the previous year's issuance value, with four months remaining.
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Two Swedish real estate firms each issue SEK500m green bonds
28 August 2015Swedish municipal housing associations Stångåstaden and Uppsalahem have become the latest real estate firms to tap the green bond market after they both priced SEK500 million ($58 million) issues.
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NWB Bank issues largest SSA green bond of the year
27 August 2015Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €1 billion ($1.13 billion) green bond – the largest euro-denominated transaction of this kind to come out of a supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA) this year.
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Italian renewables firm issues bond
26 August 2015Italian renewables firm Building Energy has abandoned plans to issue a green bond, coming to market with €30 million of unlabelled notes instead.
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Green bond comment: August's milestones and the promise of a golden autumn
26 August 2015August was not a big month in terms of green bond issuance but the market continued to take important steps along the road to maturity, while participants are becoming increasingly excited about the prospect of a golden autumn, says Peter Cripps.
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Green bond market still on-track for record-breaking year, says SEB
24 August 2015The green bond market is on track for another record-breaking year, according to SEB, although it conceded that its previous estimate of $70 billion of issuance now looks "a bit optimistic".