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  • 'Impact measurement' helps KfW place record-breaking $1.5 bn green bond

    08 October 2014

    KfW has placed the largest US dollar-denominated green bond yet, which has won plaudits from investors for its impact measurement features.

  • Eight Danish investors commit DKK8bn to infra fund

    03 October 2014

    A group of Danish institutional investors has committed DKK8 billion ($1.4 billion) to a fund that will finance infrastructure projects including wind farms and biomass power plants.

  • Hypocrisy index to shame 'green-washing' asset owners

    02 October 2014

    Asset owners that make bold pledges on climate change but fail to take demonstrable action will be named and shamed in a new hypocrisy index.

  • Greentech Capital launches funds operation

    30 September 2014

    Greentech Capital Advisors (GCA), a specialist US investment bank, is launching an asset management business and has appointed David Smith from Gabelli Asset Management to lead the new activity.

  • Impax secures €106m project finance for Finnish wind project

    30 September 2014

    Impax Asset Management has agreed a €106 million ($133 million) project financing deal with Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank for a 51MW wind farm in Finland.

  • APG to double renewables investments to €2bn

    25 September 2014

    Dutch pension firm APG Asset Management plans to double its investments in sustainable energy to €2 billion ($2.6 billion) over the next three years.

  • Governments and companies in joint pledge to halt forest loss

    24 September 2014

    More than 30 national governments, 40 companies and numerous NGOs and regional governments have pledged to work to halt deforestation globally by 2030.

  • Renewables stocks see share prices fall ahead of Scotland referendum

    17 September 2014

    Renewables stocks exposed to Scotland have seen their share prices fall slightly ahead of the country's referendum on independence.

  • Solar equipment firm Meyer Burger issues CHF100m convertible

    17 September 2014

    Meyer Burger Technology, a leading manufacturer of equipment used in the production of silicon wafers, solar cells and photovoltaic (PV) modules, plans to raise up to CHF100 million ($107 million) via a convertible bond.

  • Family offices pledge $300m of impact investments

    11 September 2014

    A group of 11 family offices has committed to invest $300 million in clean energy, infrastructure, agriculture and water.