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Rabobank to roadshow world's first green RMBS
24 May 2016A Rabobank Group subsidiary has launched what it claims is the first green residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) programme in the world.
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Shift towards sustainable investment 'will really change the market', says Starbucks
23 May 2016Investors are increasingly focused on the sustainability performance of companies, in a trend that will shift market behaviour over the next two years, according to the treasurer of coffee giant Starbucks.
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EF BRIEFS: FSB, Axis Bank, EIB, Stockholm, Canadian Solar, GRI, BP
23 May 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed nine more members to its new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
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Ile de France prepares to roadshow latest sustainability bond
23 May 2016Region Ile de France will begin a roadshow on Wednesday in the hope of bringing its fourth 'green and sustainability' bond to market.
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ABN Amro's second green bond meets strong demand from investors
23 May 2016ABN Amro has launched its second green bond one year after its landmark inaugural issue, with an order book "north of €1 billion ($1.12 billion)" two hours after it opened, according to the bank.
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EF BRIEFS: San Francisco water bond, Capital Stage, NextEnergy, Vestas
20 May 2016The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has become the first entity to issue a green bond certified under the Water Climate Bonds Standard, coming to market with a $240 million offering.
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Geely green bond receives warm reception from pension funds
19 May 2016Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has launched a five-year, dollar-denominated green bond, with "strong" support from pension funds.
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EF BRIEFS: Starbucks, TerraForm Power, Fabege
17 May 2016Starbucks priced a $500 million bond yesterday, claiming it is the first corporate sustainability bond to be issued out of the US.
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TSKB tightens price on inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5bps
16 May 2016Turkish investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma (TSKB) tightened pricing on its inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5 basis points, on the back of a massive investor demand.
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Starbucks to issue sustainability bond
16 May 2016Coffee giant Starbucks is preparing to issue a labelled 'sustainability bond' to help improve the environmental and social impacts of its supply chain.