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GIB makes first investment in social housing
30 March 2015The UK's state-owned Green Investment Bank (GIB) has made its first investment in social housing. The bank has committed £2.5 million ($3.7 million) to a project to install energy efficient, low-carbon heating systems in up to 28 sheltered housing developments managed by UK property company Places for People.
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Norges Bank creates 'new benchmark' with climate change guidelines
27 March 2015A report by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) urging companies to take steps to deal with climate change will serve as a new benchmark for responsible investment, according to an expert at Nasdaq.
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F&C to ramp up its focus on climate change
26 March 2015F&C Investments is increasingly focusing its engagement activities on climate change and the stranded assets debate.
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UK's Green Investment Bank eyes overseas projects
25 March 2015The UK's pioneering Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to undertake a £200 million ($297 million) pilot programme of international investments.
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GIB and Ireland's ESB back £190m UK biomass plant
24 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) as equity investors in a £190 million ($283 million) biomass power project in the port of Tilbury, near London.
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RWE takes minority stake in solar firm Conergy
17 March 2015German energy utility RWE has acquired a minority equity stake in Hamburg-based solar power company Conergy, for an undisclosed sum.
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Macquarie loans £155m to UK rooftop solar firm
17 March 2015Australian investment bank Macquarie has agreed to lend £155 million ($229 million) to a rooftop solar developer in the UK.
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Green bond market poised for global expansion, says BAML
16 March 2015Green bonds are set to expand into new regions this year, as the fast-growing market continues to mature, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).
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Yieldcos to bolster high-yield green bond market, says expert at Calvert
16 March 2015The renewable energy market's love affair with 'yieldcos' will boost the green bond market this year, according to environmental and social investor Calvert.
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First Islamic green bonds expected this year
13 March 2015Debt market professionals in the Middle East expect to see the first 'green sukuk' – the Islamic equivalent of green bonds – issued later this year.