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French recycling firm issues €480m green bond
25 March 2015A French recycling company has issued a €480 million ($526 million) green bond to help refinance its assets.
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S&P calls for more transparency in green bonds market
25 March 2015The growing number of participants in the green bond market brings new risks and heightens the need for more transparency, rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned.
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GIB and Ireland's ESB back £190m UK biomass plant
24 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) as equity investors in a £190 million ($283 million) biomass power project in the port of Tilbury, near London.
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South African pension fund in debt and equity deals for solar
24 March 2015South African pension fund manager, Public Investment Corporation (PIC), has invested in two major solar projects in the country.
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GIB and Zouk Capital invest in novel £111m energy from waste plant
23 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing alongside Zouk Capital in a £111 million ($165 million) project that combines a 12.5MW waste-to-energy plant with an adjacent materials recycling facility.
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UK GIB publishes Handbook to help others assess, monitor and report
20 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has published a Green Investment Handbook, as previously revealed by Environmental Finance.
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NAB declares renewables ambitions after A$205m green bond placement
20 March 2015National Australia Bank (NAB) has said it wants to become a "global leader" in the renewables debt space after underwriting its second green bond.
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Swedish property firm issues green bond for renewable energy
19 March 2015Swedish property firm Wallenstam has issued a SEK500 million ($58 million) green bond to support its renewable energy operations.
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Chicago schools launch green bond, but would it flunk transparency test?
18 March 2015The City of Chicago's education department plans to issue a $20 million 'green bond' to help fund capital improvement projects that improve energy efficiency in existing buildings.
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Macquarie loans £155m to UK rooftop solar firm
17 March 2015Australian investment bank Macquarie has agreed to lend £155 million ($229 million) to a rooftop solar developer in the UK.