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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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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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Q&A with Paul Byrne on QBE Insurance's inaugural green bond
20 April 2017QBE Insurance Group is gearing up to issue the sector's first green bond, Paul Byrne its group treasurer speaks to Environmental Finance exclusively
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First green bond from an insurer is launched
19 April 2017The first green bond from an insurance company has hit the market. Its proceeds will be used to finance and refinance a green bond portfolio.
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SDCL to launch two funds following court GIB decision
12 April 2017Sustainable Development Capital Ltd (SDCL) is to launch two new funds following a high court decision rejecting its challenge of the UK government's decision to award Australian bank Macquarie Capital preferred bidder status for the sale of the Green Investment Bank (GIB).
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Judicial review sought over sale of GIB
01 March 2017A firm vying to acquire the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a legal challenge in the High Court over the government's decision to award Australian bank Macquarie Capital preferred bidder status.
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Sale of UK's GIB not yet 'a done deal'
09 January 2017Press reports that the UK government has agreed to sell the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to Australian bank Macquarie may be premature, a source close to the negotiations has told Environmental Finance.
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TenneT prices third green bond
11 October 2016TenneT has priced its third green bond, a €500 million ($554 million) issue that was revealed by Environmental Finance last week.
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Uptake of Lloyds' $1bn energy efficiency loan initiative soars
07 October 2016UK-based lender Lloyds Bank has seen an uptick in the number of corporations taking part in its £1 billion ($1.4 billion) energy efficiency loan initiative.
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Platina announces two renewables refinancings
18 May 2016Private equity firm Platina Energy Partners has refinanced a £28 million ($40 million) wind portfolio and a €50 million ($56 million) solar portfolio.