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NESF raises £42m in share placement
22 July 2016NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £42.16 million ($55.16 million) in a share placement, despite headwinds from the Brexit vote.
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Carbon Tracker publishes investor checklist for engaging fossil fuel companies
22 July 2016UK-based NGO Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has published a report with a three-point check list for investors who want to engage with fossil fuel companies.
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French pension scheme to launch green bond fund
22 July 2016A French public sector pension scheme is mulling the launch of the country's fifth dedicated green bond fund.
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EIB provides guarantees for SaarLB renewables loans
21 July 2016Landesbank Saar (SaarLB) is set to make nearly €200 million ($220 million) of new loans to renewables projects, after it signed a first-of-its-kind guarantee with the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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NDB's RMB9bn green bond is three times oversubscribed
21 July 2016The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, said its inaugural green bond attracted more than RMB9 billion ($1.3 billion) of investor interest - meaning it was three times oversubscribed.
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$80m green bond prices for hydropower
21 July 2016An energy firm has priced an $80.05 million green bond, the proceeds of which will be used to complete the financing of a hydroelectricity project.
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Insurers lag pension funds when it comes to tackling climate change
21 July 2016The insurance sector is lagging behind pension funds when it comes to waking up to climate risk, a report has claimed.
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EF BRIEFS: Vermont green bond, SASB, TerraForm Global
20 July 2016Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency has priced its second green bond.
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Large companies are "under-reporting" sustainability data
20 July 2016Large listed-companies are under-reporting key sustainability data, which is preventing investors from playing their full part in the transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a report.
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TCV prices Australia's first government-issued green bond
20 July 2016The Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) has priced Australia's first government-issued green bond.
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