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  • World's first green bond from oil company comes out of Thailand

    04 March 2015

    The first green bond from an oil company has been issued.

  • Block Island becomes US's first offshore wind project to reach financial close

    03 March 2015

    An offshore wind venture in the US has become the first in the country to reach financial close, raising more than $290 million.

  • Santander stops funding APRIL after Greenpeace deforestation campaign

    02 March 2015

    Santander has bowed to pressure to withdraw finance from the paper company Asia Pacific Resources International (April) after Greenpeace launched a campaign criticising it for logging Indonesian forests.

  • EIB issues its first Turkish currency green bond since 2010

    02 March 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a green bond in Turkish lira.

  • UK's first refuse-derived gasification plant wins project finance

    02 March 2015

    A "landmark" deal has secured the first ever project financing for a UK gasification plant that derives its feedstock from refuse.

  • Abengoa in unusual deal for $279m yieldco convertible notes

    27 February 2015

    In an unusual transaction, Abengoa will issue $279 million of two-year convertible notes which will convert into shares in the company's yieldco, rather than the firm itself.

  • TRIG gives shareholder return of 7.5% in 2014

    25 February 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) gave shareholders a 7.5% return last year, according to its latest financial results – outstripping the FTSE- All Share by 630 basis points.

  • EIB issues €400m tap of Climate Awareness Bond with negative yield

    24 February 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has further expanded its range of green bonds, with its first issue offering a negative yield.

  • Macquarie steps up renewables financing with £21.5m solar deal

    23 February 2015

    Macquarie has agreed to finance a 29MW solar project in the UK.

  • World Bank sells 30-year green bond to Zurich

    20 February 2015

    The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD or World Bank) has issued a 30-year green bond exclusively for Zurich Insurance Group.