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Solar helps HSBC Climate Change Index outperform
18 March 2014Strong performance from renewables stocks has helped HSBC's Climate Change Index (CCI) outperform wider markets in 2014, with its solar index up 23% so far this year.
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First index launched for green bonds market
17 March 2014An index to track the fledgling green bond market has been launched by German index provider Solactive.
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New Forests raises A$707m for new fund
17 March 2014Australian fund manager New Forests has closed its latest fund at A$707 million ($642 million), which will be invested in timber plantations and associated infrastructure.
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Zoe Knight promoted to replace Nick Robins
17 March 2014Zoe Knight has been appointed head of HSBC's Climate Change Centre of Excellence. She replaces Nick Robins who left the bank to become a co-director of the UN Environmental Programme's (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System.
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Calvert launches resource efficiency strategy
17 March 2014Sustainability specialist Calvert Investments has announced a new strategy for using resource efficiency to identify investment opportunities in large-cap firms.
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Vasakronan returns to green bond market with SEK1bn issue
14 March 2014Swedish real estate giant Vasakronan has issued a second green bond, raising SEK1 billion ($157 million), it has been reported.
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First World Bank euro-denominated green bond raises €550m
14 March 2014The World Bank has issued its first benchmark sized green bond denominated in euros, in a "landmark" transaction that will help the European market scale up.
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Renewables IPOs to 'struggle' as London market reaches 'saturation point'
13 March 2014Some of the latest attempts to list renewables vehicles on the London market will fail to get away, or raise as much capital as hoped, as investors warn that the supply of these products begins to outstrip demand.
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African Renewable Energy Fund raises $100m
13 March 2014The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), which focuses on renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, reached a first close yesterday, as it raised $100 million to invest in small- to medium-sized independent power producers.
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Renewable Energy Trust raises $125m for solar
13 March 2014US financing platform, Renewable Energy Trust (RET) Capital, has raised $125 million to buy utility scale, commercial and industrial solar power generating assets.