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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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‘Worryingly complacent’ UK pension funds neglect climate risk
25 May 2018Some of the largest pension funds in the UK are ‘worryingly complacent’ about the risks posed by climate change to investments, according to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).
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Lloyds Bank introduces £2bn clean growth finance scheme
14 May 2018Lloyds Banking Group is offering a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) funding scheme to support companies that invest in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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People moves: SASB, FMO, SLM and IHS Towers
27 April 2018Jean Rogers has stepped down from her role as chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).
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Tideway completes £150m green private placement
13 April 2018London 'super sewer' developer Tideway has issued its third green bond, a £150 million ($214 million) private placement with an unnamed insurer.
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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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Lloyds Bank provides £50m 'green loan' to UK science parks
10 January 2018Lloyds Bank will provide a £50 million ($67.5 million) 'green loan' to increase energy efficiency of buildings to UK science and technology park operator Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP).
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European banks focus on green tagging to drive energy efficiency
15 December 2017Green tagging is emerging as a key strategy for leading European banks looking to scale up financing of energy-efficient real estate, a report has found.
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Thames Tideway 'super sewer' issues £450m green bonds
24 November 2017£450 million ($599 million) worth of green issues from London 'super sewer' developer Tideway has helped it overtake Unilever as the largest corporate issuer of sterling-denominated green bonds.
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Green bond round-up, 20 September 2017
20 September 2017Mexico City Airport Trust has returned to the green bond market with the biggest corporate issue to date – a two-tranche $4 billion bond – to finance what it claims will be the world's most sustainable airport.