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Mosaic lays foundations for $307m green securitisation
19 October 2017Solar loan provider Mosaic plans to issue a green asset-backed securitisation worth $307.5 million, its second such issue of 2017, to provide financing for the installation of residential rooftop solar panels.
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Green bonds round-up, 18 October 2017
18 October 2017Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank, has issued a green bond with a value of about $2.15 billion.
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Fiji to issue $50m green bond within weeks
18 October 2017Pacific island state Fiji will issue green bonds worth 100 million Fiji dollars ($50 million) as soon as November, becoming the first developing country to issue a sovereign green bond.
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Brookfield has Atlantica in its sights after acquiring TerraForm
17 October 2017Brookfield Asset Management has completed the acquisition of US yieldco TerraForm Power, and may be planning to buy another, in the form of Atlantica Yield.
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BlackRock launches 11th European ESG ETF
17 October 2017BlackRock has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with $154.7 million in assets, its 11th such fund in Europe.
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$500m pair of green bonds receive highest S&P evaluation
16 October 2017Two labelled green bonds with a combined value of $500 million have received the highest score in S&P's green evaluation system.
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Impax measures equities impacts alongside SDG alignment
16 October 2017Impax Asset Management avoided 6,260 tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2) emissions for every $10 million invested in its Specialists listed equities strategy in 2016, an impact report has shown.
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Foresight buys 117MW of Australian solar assets
13 October 2017UK-based investment manager Foresight has ramped up its exposure to the Australian solar market, purchasing a 117MW portfolio from renewables company Canadian Solar.
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More than 800 companies failing to price in carbon risk, CDP says
12 October 2017More than 800 laggards are potentially at risk from future regulatory changes for carbon emissions because they don't have a plan to use internal carbon pricing, a report by CDP has found.
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Mexican and Canadian pension funds buy $1.35bn of Enel renewables
11 October 2017Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) and a consortium of Mexican companies have paid $1.35 billion for a majority share in eight Enel wind and solar assets.
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- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
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- 'Transition finance itself is transitioning'
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- TNFD releases CFO guidance
- S&P: Transition, adaptation in focus for next 1,000 SPOs
- 'Landmark' second Chinese sovereign green bond 10-times oversubscribed
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'Much better' investor demand for sustainable bonds persists
04 June 2026Strengthening interest among investors to increase their investment in labelled sustainable bonds despite plateauing issuance has ensured the asset class is attracting "much better execution dynamics".
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TISFD to create financial sector recommendations
04 June 2026The financial sector will be a key focus for a social disclosure framework under development, Simon Rawson tells Genevieve Redgrave.
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Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
04 June 2026The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation is launching a nature transition working group in a bid to scale up capital flows towards companies reducing pressure on nature.
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BPCE prices inaugural €1.5bn EuGB covered bond
03 June 2026French banking group BPCE has priced its inaugural European Green Bond (EuGB) covered bond, raising €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) through a 6.5-year transaction that attracted more than €5 billion of investor demand.
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IPUT secures revolving credit facilities with €250m green tranche
03 June 2026Irish property investment company IPUT Real Estate has secured €300 million ($349 million) of new revolving credit facilities, including a €250 million green tranche.