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France's Hollande welcomes green bonds, decarbonisation initiatives
20 May 2015French president Francois Hollande has hailed the importance of green bonds and portfolio decarbonisation initiatives in the run up to the UN climate change summit in December.
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JLEN confirms £45m goal for latest share offering
20 May 2015John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has confirmed that it aims to raise £45 million ($70 million) from the share offering it announced last month.
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Swedish firm's green bond to begin trading on Nasdaq Stockholm
20 May 2015Swedish property firm Wallenstam said the prospectus for its green bond, designed to finance its subsidiary Svensk NaturEnergi, has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
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Investors launch platform to showcase their climate change initiatives
20 May 2015A group of institutional investors, managing some $25 trillion, have launched an online platform to highlight the actions they are taking to curb climate change.
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World Bank launches two more retail green bonds
20 May 2015The World Bank has sold nearly $30 million of green bonds to US investors, and has launched an Italian offering.
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Financial details of BAML's $600m green bond revealed
18 May 2015Bank of America has provided the financial details of its second green bond.
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Canadian Solar secures C$53.5m non-recourse construction loan
18 May 2015Canadian Solar has agreed a non-recourse loan of up to C$53.5 million ($44.4 million) to finance the construction of its 10MW 'Illumination' solar power project in Scugog, Ontario.
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Bank of America issues second green bond
15 May 2015Bank of America has issued its second green bond, for $600 million.
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LA plans $183m green bond for waste water
14 May 2015Los Angeles is to become the latest US municipality to tap the green bond market.
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Body behind Dutch/German grid launches 'multi-billion' green bond programme
13 May 2015Dutch energy body TenneT has launched a green bond programme, which it says could be "a multi-billion euro green investment opportunity".