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Yingli issues retail project bond for Chinese solar
02 July 2015Chinese solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has issued its first retail project bond, which will finance a solar plant in the country
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400MW German offshore wind project reaches €1.9bn close
30 June 2015The German 400MW offshore wind project Veja Mate has reached a €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) financial close.
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Banking sector needs 'radically different approach' to sustainability, says KPMG
30 June 2015The European banking sector must adopt a "radically different approach" to sustainability, KPMG has warned.
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Marymount University to issue $65.5m green bond
26 June 2015Marymount University in Virginia is set to become the latest US academic organisation to launch a green bond, after it announced plans for a $65.5 million issue.
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New benchmark for impact investment funds launched
26 June 2015A new benchmark for impact investment funds was launched today, and its track record suggests that investors do not necessarily sacrifice performance when compared with mainstream equivalents.
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S&P and Goldman Sachs create responsible investment indices
25 June 2015Standard & Poor's (S&P) has teamed up with Goldman Sachs to create two responsible investment indices – the latest in a series of launches in the space this week.
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Building out the yieldco
22 June 2015With more yieldcos expected to come to market in coming months, how will this asset class evolve, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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Citi and Renew Financial issue first ever unsecured energy efficiency ABS
17 June 2015Citi and Renew Financial have issued the first ever asset-backed security (ABS) transaction comprised of unsecured consumer energy efficiency loans.
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TerraForm Global brings fundraising to nearly $600m before IPO
16 June 2015Developing markets yieldco, TerraForm Global, is set to raise more than $400 million through private placements in addition to its recent fundraising.
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GRI eyes new technology to promote use of sustainability data
16 June 2015The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aims to work more closely with leading technology companies over the next five years "to make sustainability information more accessible, comparable and available in real time".