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Growing the corporate green bond market
16 October 2015The enormous potential of companies to tap the green bond market has yet to be realised. Sophie Robinson-Tillett asks why
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Banks agree to provide £1bn debt facility for London's 'super sewer'
25 August 2015A debt facility of £1 billion ($1.6 billion) is being provided by six banks to the consortium of long-term investors that will finance and own a major new sewer to be built beneath the river Thames in London.
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Arise sells 33MW wind farm to Allianz Capital Partners
07 August 2015Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) has bolstered its wind portfolio with the acquisition of a 33MW "ready to construct" project from Swedish developer Arise.
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BAML says green bond market is strong again as it clinches Q2 underwriter title
05 August 2015The scramble to be named the biggest underwriter in the green bond market produced a new champion in the second quarter of 2015, after Bank of America Merrill Lynch deposed JP Morgan from the top of a league table.
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FTSE creates indexes to exclude coal
30 July 2015FTSE Russell has extended its range of fossil-fuel free indexes with a new series excluding coal and mining firms, as the divestment movement gathers pace.
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Analysis: The Climate Bonds Initiative's new standards
17 July 2015The CBI's proposed new standards are designed to shore up investor confidence in the market. But will they prove too onerous for many issuers, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards
17 July 2015The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.
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Allianz reaches €2.5bn renewables milestone with Austrian wind farms
02 July 2015Allianz has entered the Austrian wind market with the purchase of four wind farms, bringing the insurance firm's investment in renewables to over €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion).
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EAPF names sustainable equity mandate winners after extensive search
02 July 2015The UK's Environment Agency pension fund (EAPF) has selected four asset managers for its global sustainability equity mandate after a wide-ranging search.
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Bank issuance helps green bond market gather steam in Q2
01 July 2015A raft of issues from private banks helped the green bond market gather pace in Q2 after a slow start to the year.