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Green bonds turn social
01 June 2016With a slew of 'sustainability' bonds coming to market in recent weeks, Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at what the trend – and an imminent set of Social Bond Principles – means for the green bond market
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Rabobank to roadshow world's first green RMBS
24 May 2016A Rabobank Group subsidiary has launched what it claims is the first green residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) programme in the world.
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EF BRIEFS: Dong Energy, TenneT, TerraForm Power, Yingli, KfW
13 May 2016Danish utility and offshore wind specialist Dong Energy expects to float this summer, it has announced.
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KfW's longest-dated green bond twice oversubscribed
12 May 2016KfW has launched its longest-dated green bond so far, in a deal which saw investor demand reach more than twice the size of the offering.
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FrieslandCampina upsizes green Schuldschein to €300m
08 April 2016Dairy company FrieslandCampina has priced and upsized its green Schuldschein, raising €300 million ($341 million).
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Green Bond Principles to be widened to cover social bonds
09 March 2016A working group formed under the Green Bond Principles is creating a sister set of guidelines for the social bond market, due to be launched later this year.
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First index launched to track bonds from low-carbon issuers
08 March 2016An index has been launched which is believed to be the first to comprise bonds from low-carbon companies.
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EF BRIEFS: Coillte, SSE, Clean Power Finance, Kilowatt Financial
08 January 2016Coillte and SSE have secured what they claim is the largest-ever financing package of a single wind asset in Ireland
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EIB issues its first green bond of 2016
06 January 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) got the green bond market to a flying start issuing €500 million ($536 million) notes.
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Recurrent agrees $180m debt facility for Californian solar project
05 January 2016Recurrent Energy has secured debt financing of approximately $180 million for its Astoria 2 solar power project in California.