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Norway's NTE issues NOK750m green bond to refinance hydro plants [UPDATED]
06 November 2014Power generating company Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk (NTE) has issued Norway's second corporate green bond – a NOK750 million ($110 million) issue that was oversubscribed in two hours.
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Amundi, EDF reveal plans for €1.5bn private equity venture
05 November 2014French asset manager Amundi has joined forces with energy utility EDF to raise up to €1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for private equity investments in low-carbon energy and energy efficiency projects.
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BAML launches green bond index
04 November 2014Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has launched a green bond index, which it claims has been the best performing of any flagship investment-grade index in recent years.
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UK public should be offered green bonds, says renewables chief
04 November 2014The UK should issue a green bond that would allow individual savers the opportunity to invest in renewable energy projects, said a leading industry figure.
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Calvert Green Bond Fund – one year on
03 November 2014On the first anniversary of the launch of the Calvert Green Bond Fund, its managers are pleased with its performance but are frustrated by an unrealised opportunity to roll out more green mortgage-backed securities.
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Oekom approved as verifier of climate bonds
03 November 2014Oekom Research, a specialist German rating agency, has been approved as a verifier of green bonds by the Climate Bond Standards Board.
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KfW discloses use of proceeds of first green bond
30 October 2014German development bank KfW has revealed that 75% of the disbursements under its "Renewable Energies – Standard" programme in the year-to-date have been invested in wind energy projects.
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Trucost to enter green bond market
30 October 2014Environmental data firm Trucost is set to join the growing throng of verifiers servicing the rapidly expanding green bond market.
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UK's Green Investment Bank urged to 'go global', and issue green bonds
29 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) should extend its reach internationally, according to leading financiers.
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Italian energy management firm reveals more details of its green bond
27 October 2014Kinexia, an Italian company specialising in environmental sustainability, has released more details of its high-yield green bond.