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  • Green bonds: The state of sterling

    14 August 2015

    With only a handful of green bonds so far issued in sterling, what is holding the market back, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • Green bond comment - July 2015

    29 July 2015

    There is no sign that the green bond market has gone off for an early summer break.

  • KfW makes debut in sterling green bond market

    24 July 2015

    KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been expected and continues the development bank's efforts to boost liquidity in the green bond market.

  • Barclays and MSCI launch review of green bond index rules

    21 July 2015

    Barclays and MSCI are calling on players in the green bond market to give their views on the companies' green bond index.

  • Abengoa Yield bags $290m additional credit

    20 July 2015

    Abengoa Yield has upped its existing credit facility by $290 million to buy more renewables assets.

  • SunEdison buys Vivint for $2.2bn and plans 523MW drop-down to yieldco

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison has continued its spending spree with the purchase of US-listed roof top solar developer Vivint Solar for $2.2 billion.

  • TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.

  • Northern Trust wins ESG fixed income mandate

    14 July 2015

    Northern Trust has been awarded a fixed income mandate with environmental, social and governance (ESG) exclusions by New Zealand's NZ$29 billion ($19.5 billion) sovereign wealth fund.

  • Banking sector needs 'radically different approach' to sustainability, says KPMG

    30 June 2015

    The European banking sector must adopt a "radically different approach" to sustainability, KPMG has warned.

  • NRG Yield increases fundraising to $907m

    25 June 2015

    Strong demand has allowed NRG Yield to expand its fundraising by $118 million.