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Green bond round-up, 25 May 2018
25 May 2018Electricity transmission operator TenneT successfully launched its eighth green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).
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Green bonds round-up, 2 May
02 May 2018DTE Electric, an electricity utility based in Detroit, Michigan, has entered the green bond market with a $525 million, 30-year issue. It pays a coupon of 4.05% and was priced at 97 basis points over US Treasuries, giving a yield to maturity of 4.076%. The issue has been rated Aa3, A and A+ by Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch, respectively.
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.
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Deutsche Bank launches 'big data' tool to rate companies' ESG profile
25 April 2018A tool that uses 'big data' to rate 5,000 companies' performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been launched by Deutsche Bank.
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Iberdrola revisits green hybrid market with €700m issue
20 March 2018Iberdrola has made good on its promise to raise more green capital in 2018 by issuing its second green hybrid bond.
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Hermes spearheads Climate Action 100+ engagements with VW, Siemens
23 February 2018Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) is to pressure Volkswagen to increase its climate-related dialogue with shareholders as it spearheads a pair of Climate Action 100+ engagements.
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Danish pension fund PKA engaging with 64 oil and gas giants on climate
09 February 2018Danish pension fund PKA has said divestment is a possibility for 64 oil and gas companies with which it is currently engaging on climate-related issues.
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€1bn green covered bond to be issued tomorrow
29 January 2018The first green covered bond from a Nordic bank will be issued tomorrow.
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New ESG index uses machine learning
25 January 2018Deutsche Bank has launched an index that uses 'machine learning' to help select companies with a strong sustainability performance.
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Biomass plant in £150m refinancing
21 August 2017A UK biomass plant has completed a £150 million ($200 million) refinancing with a large, unnamed European institutional investor.