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GIB to publish Green Investment Handbook
11 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to launch a guidebook to help companies and investors measure the 'greenness' of their investments.
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Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry
11 February 2015Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.
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NextEnergy Solar Fund returns to market
10 February 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced plans to issue a third tranche of shares as part of its fundraising programme.
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Investors call for green bond standards
10 February 2015A group of more than 20 buyers of green bonds have called for the development of standards to help the fledgling market's rapid growth continue.
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Duke makes equity investment in commercial solar firm
10 February 2015Duke Energy has bought a majority stake in a US solar installer seeking to become "the one-stop shop" for commercial solar in the country.
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Oekom launches ratings service for green bonds
09 February 2015German sustainability analysis company Oekom Research has launched a ratings service to help investors understand the environmental and social attributes of green bonds.
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Renewables inflows plummet at KGAL
09 February 2015Retroactive changes to subsidies in southern Europe have been blamed for an 80% fall in inflows to renewables funds in 2014 at German investment manager KGAL Group.
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Nextracker raises $25m of debt and equity
09 February 2015Solar technology firm Nextracker has secured $25 million of financing to support its expansion plans.
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Elliott Capital buys UK solar projects, shorts renewables funds
09 February 2015Elliott Capital Advisors, a leading US hedge fund, has made a direct investment of almost £100 million ($152 million) in six UK solar energy projects, while taking short positions in five London listed renewable energy funds.
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UK subsidy changes offer better lending opportunities, says Macquarie
09 February 2015The end of the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) in the UK will bring attractive refinancing opportunities for infrastructure lenders, according to experts at Macquarie.
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