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  • Opower shares soar 21% after IPO

    07 April 2014

    A company whose software encourages consumers to make energy savings saw its share prices rise by 21% in its first day of trading, following an initial public offering (IPO) that raised almost $116 million.

  • Goldman Sachs backs SunEdison 'yieldco' with $250m facility

    03 April 2014

    Californian solar power company SunEdison has secured a $250 million financing facility from Goldman Sachs to help it launch a 'yieldco'.

  • 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.

  • Goldman Sachs seals deal with world's largest offshore wind operator

    31 January 2014

    Goldman Sachs and two pension funds have bought about a quarter of Danish state energy company Dong Energy, in a move expected to boost its investments in offshore wind.

  • World Bank issues first floating-rate green bond

    16 January 2014

    The World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has issued a $550 million climate bond with an 18-month floating rate.

  • Banks back new transparency guidelines for green bond market

    13 January 2014

    A coalition of 13 major investment banks has backed a set of voluntary principles intended to encourage transparency and integrity in the fast-growing green bonds market.

  • FCC sells majority stake in renewables arm

    02 January 2014

    Spanish construction firm FCC has sold a majority stake in its renewables division for €8 million ($11 million).

  • IIRC launches integrated reporting framework

    10 December 2013

    A framework to help companies expand their reports beyond financial metrics and include measures of sustainability has been launched, marking "an important milestone" in the evolution of 'integrated reporting'.

  • Poland must lead at UN climate talks

    11 November 2013

    As COP19 begins, getting the right financial frameworks in place is crucial to a global climate deal, argues Stephanie Pfeifer

  • JP Morgan, BoAML, Goldman Sachs 'most active' green bond underwriters

    26 September 2013

    JP Morgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) and Goldman Sachs are the most active underwriters of environmental bonds, a new league table has revealed.