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SMBC becomes Japan's first corporate green bond issuer
16 October 2015Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has become Japan's first corporate green bond issuer with its inaugural $500 million offering.
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Banks agree to provide £1bn debt facility for London's 'super sewer'
25 August 2015A debt facility of £1 billion ($1.6 billion) is being provided by six banks to the consortium of long-term investors that will finance and own a major new sewer to be built beneath the river Thames in London.
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Tool to help investors assess deforestation risks to portfolios
31 July 2015Banks and investors are being urged to assess the risks to their portfolios from deforestation, using a new tool created by the UN.
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Water risks must not take a back seat to carbon, says Ceres
15 April 2015Investors must not continue to neglect water risks in favour of carbon-related issues, according to sustainable investment coalition, Ceres.
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Macquarie makes €720m offshore wind deal
07 January 2015Macquarie Capital has made an investment of €720 million ($854 million) in an offshore wind farm, marking its biggest ever commitment to renewable energy.
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The Equator Principles: the push for Asia
21 August 2014The Equator Principles have successfully attracted signatories in the developed world, but the support of banks in rapidly growing Asian markets remains elusive. Peter Cripps looks at the prospects for the initiative.
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UK GIB, Sumitomo and Bayerische Landesbank back £192m gasification plant
21 August 2014A £192 million waste-to-energy gasification plant has become the first in the UK to attract long-term project finance, in a deal that could pave the way for similar transactions.
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Gemini 'proves banks' appetite to lend to offshore wind'
06 June 2014The financial close of the Gemini offshore wind project will help pave the way for further deals, and has confirmed that banks have an appetite for funding the sector, a leading advisor has claimed.
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'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed
15 May 2014A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.
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Northland Power gets CA$240m loan for solar
29 April 2014Canadian energy producer Northland Power has secured a CA$240 million ($217.81 million) loan to fund the final phase of its solar programme.