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Renovate attracts new investors with latest PACE bonds
08 August 2017Renovate America said its 11th green-labelled asset-backed bonds attracted 10 new investors, including European institutions, pension plans and dedicated green bond funds.
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Invenergy secures construction financing for 300MW Texas wind project
11 July 2017US clean energy company Invenergy has arranged construction financing for its 300MW Santa Rita wind farm in west Texas.
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Green bond comment: New issues rise 36% in H1
05 July 2017A 36% increase in new issues in the first six months of this year, combined with further signs of maturity in the market, suggest green bonds are entering their second decade in good health.
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GBPs appoint first Chinese member of executive committee
15 June 2017Bank of China has become the first Chinese player to join the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).
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Morgan Stanley forms sustainability bond council
14 June 2017Morgan Stanley has launched a Global Sustainability Bond Leadership Council to oversee the development of its green, social and sustainability bond franchise.
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Time the green bond market grew up
05 June 2017The exclusion of Repsol's bond from the main green bond indexes highlights that a lack of a clear definition of what is green is hindering the market, argues Keith Mullin.
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Comment: Trump and Paris - who will have the last laugh?
02 June 2017As he announced that the US was to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump claimed that the rest of the world was laughing at the US for signing the agreement, and they won't be laughing any longer.
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Repsol's green bond: exploring the controversy
19 May 2017Spanish oil & gas company Repsol issued a controversial green bond that immediately raised concerns, mainly because it represents more investment in production that results in more carbon emissions, even if more efficiently. Marcio Viegas assesses the controversy
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Standard Life plans impact investment funds
10 May 2017UK asset manager Standard Life Investments hopes to launch global and UK-focussed impact investment funds this year.
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Spanish oil company issues controversial green bond
10 May 2017Spanish oil company Repsol has issued a controversial €500 million ($543 million) green bond that will be partly used to fund energy efficiency projects in its oil and chemical refineries.