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'Tremendous' growth in investor interest in US offshore wind - S&P

US Global Compact Network seeks 'SDG pioneers'

The US arm of the UN Global Compact has launched a call for applications to its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Pioneers award.

JetBlue strikes aviation industry's first sustainability-linked loan

US airliner JetBlue has signed a $550 million, sustainability-linked revolving credit facility with BNP Paribas - believes to be the first loan of its kind in the aviation industry.

LGIM and PIC invest a combined €342m in Spanish solar parks

UK institutional investors Legal & General and Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) have committed a combined €342 million ($370 million) of debt to refinance 21 Spanish solar farms.

IIRC seeking feedback as it revises the International Framework

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is updating its International Framework, calling for market feedback on specific themes that will inform the nature and direction of the revision.

WCI Carbon Market Update, 24 February 2020

The clearing price in last week's auction will be key to how CCA prices evolve this week, says Nicolas Girod*

Lloyds excludes Arctic oil and gas exploration

Lloyds Banking Group has pledged to not support oil and gas exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic territories.

UBS calls for a new waste reduction bond label

A new type of labelled bond is needed to help companies reduce waste, UBS has suggested.

Natural gas company publishes transition bond framework

UK natural gas distribution network operator Cadent has published a framework for the issuance of potentially controversial transition bonds.

Hannon Armstrong portfolio exceeds $2bn

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) said its portfolio of investments in renewables and energy efficiency assets had reached $2.1 billion by the end of 2019 after it closed $1.3 billion of transactions during the year.