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Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards open for entries
04 January 2017After another record-breaking year for the green bond market, Environmental Finance is preparing to honour the market leaders as it calls for entries for its annual Green Bond Awards.
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Green bonds round-up
04 January 2017Chinese property company Modern Land has issued a $150 million tap of its inaugural green bond.
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Pension fund licenses two ESG indexes
04 January 2017Two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes have been licensed to a pension fund.
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Italy's biggest renewables project bond is refinanced
04 January 2017Italian renewables developer Azienda Solare Italiana (ASI) has refinanced the country's largest renewable energy project bond as part of a "landmark" €131 million ($136 million) financing deal.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 3 January 2017
03 January 2017he holiday period led to large increases in the EUA price, as a lack of auction supply and rising power prices helped propel carbon above €6.50.
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France to launch green bond roadshow this week
03 January 2017France is slated to become the second country to issue a green bond after it announced it will launch a roadshow on Friday, with a bond expected before the end of the month.
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NY Green Bank closes first energy storage deal
03 January 2017New York (NY) Green Bank has closed a $25 million loan deal with battery manufacturer Plug Power to supply energy storage systems to warehouse vehicles in the city.
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Mirova mulls US expansion for green bond fund
02 January 2017French socially responsible investor (SRI) Mirova is mulling the possible launch of a US dollar green bond fund targeted at US investors, according to sources familiar to the matter.
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European Commission names 20-strong sustainable finance commitee
23 December 2016The European Commission has named a 20-strong committee charged with helping "hardwire sustainability" into EU financial policy.
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Water risk 'not currently priced into investment analysis'
22 December 2016Investors are not currently pricing in water risk into their analysis, even though it is "a powder keg" and a potential catalyst for sudden change, according to one investment bank.
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