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Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3
21 October 2014Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.
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HASI makes $144m wind investment
21 October 2014Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has invested $144 million in a portfolio of 10 operating US wind projects owned by JP Morgan.
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'Impact measurement' helps KfW place record-breaking $1.5 bn green bond
08 October 2014KfW has placed the largest US dollar-denominated green bond yet, which has won plaudits from investors for its impact measurement features.
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Profile of Hannon Armstrong: A sustainable yield
06 October 2014With its equity raisings, REIT structure and asset-backed securitisations, Hannon Armstrong is at the cutting edge of financing the transition to a low-carbon economy in the US. Its CEO Jeffrey Eckel tells Peter Cripps why mainstream investors are increasingly embracing its formula of sustainability and strong yields
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Abengoa raises €1.4bn of debt
01 October 2014Abengoa has raised €1.4 billion of debt from 20 investors.
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Ontario gives details of C$500m green bond
01 October 2014The Province of Ontario has announced details of the first issue under its new green bond programme.
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NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects
25 September 2014The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.
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BoA launches $10bn catalytic clean energy finance initiative
24 September 2014Bank of America has launched an initiative designed to attract $10 billion of new investment into clean energy.
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Bank of America, GE, Schlumberger dropped from Dow Jones sustainability index
11 September 2014General Electric, Bank of America Corp and Schlumberger have all been dropped from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) this year, following an annual review of constituents carried out by sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM.
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Massachusetts to revisit green bond market with $250m issue
09 September 2014The state of Massachusetts plans to issue $250 million of green bonds next week, its second such issue after a $100 million transaction in June 2013.