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  • BoA climate risk disclosure plan supported by 15% of shareholders

    09 May 2014

    Over 15% of shareholders at Bank of America (BofA) have supported a proposal to improve environmental impact disclosure at the bank.

  • Camradata ties up with Indian company to boost ESG advice

    06 May 2014

    Camradata, a provider of independent advice to institutional investors, has signed an exclusive European agreement with Indian research company Solaron Sustainability Services to boost its capacity to analyse environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.

  • Shareholders battle BoA on climate risk disclosure

    02 May 2014

    Bank of America has come under fire from a coalition of investors after it opposed a proposal for more transparency surrounding its exposure to climate change risks.

  • Hannon Armstrong secondary offer a hit with investors

    02 May 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has raised $74.75 million through a secondary public offering, as investors snapped up all the shares it made available.

  • Hannon Armstrong seeks additional $65m from new share offering

    23 April 2014

    Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is planning an underwritten public offering of five million shares to raise up to $65 million. An additional 750,000 shares will potentially be available to the underwriters.

  • Call to strengthen Green Bond Principles

    10 April 2014

    The Green Bond Principles should be strengthened to help boost the credibility of the fledgling market, an NGO has claimed.

  • SEB remains biggest green bond underwriter in first quarter of 2014

    08 April 2014

    Nordic bank SEB has maintained its position as the largest underwriter of green bonds in the first quarter of 2014.

  • Toyota increases size of asset-backed green bond, plans more

    20 March 2014

    Toyota's pioneering issue of 'green' asset-backed securities has been increased in size to $1.75 billion from a planned $1.25 billion, in response to strong investor demand, and further similar issues are likely, a senior executive said.

  • Moody's anticipates Aaa ratings for Toyota green bonds

    11 March 2014

    Moody's Investors Service has assigned provisional Aaa ratings to the bulk of a $1.25 billion issue of 'green' asset-backed securities expected to be issued soon by Toyota.

  • Unibail-Rodamco's €750m green bond 'could be first of many'

    21 February 2014

    Commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco hopes to repeatedly tap the green bond market after its inaugural €750 million issue was more than three-times oversubscribed.