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Bank consortium provides £730m debt for UK 'smart meter' roll-out
03 December 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) and six commercial banks are providing some £730 million ($1.1 billion) in debt finance towards a £1 billion programme to install more than 7 million 'smart meters' in the UK.
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Banking climate principles to be launched next week
03 December 2015A new set of climate changes principles for the banking industry are set to be launched on Monday, Environmental Finance has learned.
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EF BRIEFS: SunEdison, Generation IM, EDC, Kingfisher, RWE, Drax
02 December 2015India is planning to launch a $1 billion private equity fund to invest in its domestic renewable energy sector, according to the country's energy minister, Piyush Goyal.
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CredAg pledges €2bn towards green, social and sustainability bonds
25 November 2015Crédit Agricole has pledged to invest €2 billion in "high quality" green, social or sustainability bonds by the end of 2017.
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HSBC moves closer to issuing green bonds, as it drafts framework
20 November 2015HSBC has created a green bond framework ahead of its much-anticipated move into the issuing space, after years as a key underwriter in the market.
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HSBC pledges $1bn to green bond market
12 November 2015HSBC has stepped up its commitment to the green bond market, pledging to buy $1 billion of notes.
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ING Bank plans green bond issue
10 November 2015ING Bank is set to join the growing list of lenders issuing green bonds, Environmental Finance understands.
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Schneider Electric issues €200m green bond
09 November 2015Schneider Electric has issued its inaugural €200 million ($215 million) green bond.
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NRW Bank attracts green buyers to €500m green bond
04 November 2015NRW Bank has issued its third green bond, with the majority of the €500 million ($544 million) of paper sold to investors with a green or social mandate.
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Mexico's development bank's green bond five times oversubscribed
04 November 2015Mexico's development bank, Nacional Financiera (Nafin), has become the first Latin American development bank to tap the green bond market, with a five-times oversubscribed $500 million issue.