Environmental finance

Canadian Solar Wins Green Project Bond of the Year Award by Environmental Finance

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Monday, April 29, 2024
Goldman Sachs, Environmental finance, Gunma Prefecture, GS, JPY, Green bond, Partnership, Environment, Credit, Renewable energy

GUELPH, ON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that it has won Environmental Finance's Green Project Bond of the Year award for its JPY 18.5 billion green samurai private placement.

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  • GUELPH, ON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that it has won Environmental Finance's Green Project Bond of the Year award for its JPY 18.5 billion green samurai private placement.
  • Its annual Sustainable Debt Awards celebrate leading green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked bond and loan deals and recognize market innovations.
  • Environmental Finance also praised the deal for enabling Canadian Solar to "plug into the ultra-low interest rate environment in Japan, where long-term, fixed-rate products are scarce."
  • This is the second green project bond of the year award Canadian Solar has received from Environmental Finance, following the one awarded in 2018 for Canadian Solar's JPY5.4 billion ($47 million) Gunma Aramaki project bond placement with Goldman Sachs Japan.

Xylem Recognized for Excellence in Sustainable Finance

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
Socially Responsible Investing, Professional Services, Other Natural Resources, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Utilities, Natural Resources, Green Technology, Environment, Energy, Finance, Sustainability, ING, Goldman Sachs, Environmental finance, Senior, ESG, Line of credit, Credit, XYL, Renewable energy

Global water technology leader Xylem (NYSE: XYL) has been recognized for excellence in sustainable finance for its $1 billion Revolving Credit Facility.

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  • Global water technology leader Xylem (NYSE: XYL) has been recognized for excellence in sustainable finance for its $1 billion Revolving Credit Facility.
  • Targets include measuring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the company’s operations and supply chain, and enabling customers’ carbon footprint reduction with Xylem products.
  • Environmental Finance commended Xylem for its comprehensive supply chain impact and overall sustainability progress.
  • “Xylem is at the leading edge of sustainability, and this award is a testament to that,” Ana Carolina Oliveira, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas at ING, said.

S&P Global Ratings named "External Assessment Provider of the year" at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Environmental finance, Sunglasses, S&P Global Ratings, Climate, Taxonomy, S&P Global, Peptide synthesis, Shades of Green, Risk management

LONDON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings is delighted to have won the External Assessment Provider of the year award at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards.

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  • LONDON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings is delighted to have won the External Assessment Provider of the year award at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards.
  • The independent judging panel made up of global investors awarded the External Assessment Provider of the year category to S&P Global Ratings, noting its "breadth and depth of assessment is very impressive."
  • In the updated analytical approach, S&P Global Ratings outlines its process for providing SPOs, defines an S&P Global Ratings Shade of Green and explains how it is assigned to environmental projects.
  • They are not credit ratings, do not consider credit quality, and do not factor into S&P Global Ratings' credit ratings.

Reactivate Launches New Community Solar Portfolio with Walmart and U.S. Bank in Low-to-Moderate Income Communities

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Partnership, AC, Coal, Community, Walmart, Commonwealth Edison, Housing, Environmental finance, EVP, DOE, CO2, Assistant, Invenergy, Project management, Social responsibility, National Grid, Electricity, LMI, Renewable energy

Reactivate (an Invenergy company), a mission-driven renewable energy company, in collaboration with Walmart and U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance (a U.S. Bank subsidiary) recently closed a tax equity transaction on the new portfolio.

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  • Reactivate (an Invenergy company), a mission-driven renewable energy company, in collaboration with Walmart and U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance (a U.S. Bank subsidiary) recently closed a tax equity transaction on the new portfolio.
  • "Serving our customers and communities is core to our purpose at Walmart and our support of this high-impact portfolio demonstrates our continued commitment to that purpose.
  • "This partnership with Walmart and U.S. Bank combines environmental stewardship with social responsibility, delivering tangible benefits to low-to-moderate income and energy transition communities while achieving clean energy goals", said Chris King, EVP of Finance at Reactivate.
  • Community solar allows customers to realize the financial benefits of clean energy without owning a property or the upfront costs for solar.

PAAMC HK Clinches 2023 BENCHMARK and Hong Kong International ESG Ranking Awards

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Biophysical environment, Fund, Ping'an, Philosophy, SFDR, Sustainability, International, Environmental finance, ESG, Peking University, CIO, Seemabaddha, GSS, University, Insurance, Bloomberg Businessweek, China Asset Management, Social responsibility, Capital market, Property management

HONG KONG, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Company Limited ("PAAMC HK" or the "Company"), the offshore asset management arm of the Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An"), recently announced that it has earned recognitions and bagged two prestigious awards from the 2023 Benchmark Fund of the Year Awards[1] and the 2023 Hong Kong International ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Ranking[2].

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  • HONG KONG, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Company Limited ("PAAMC HK" or the "Company"), the offshore asset management arm of the Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An"), recently announced that it has earned recognitions and bagged two prestigious awards from the 2023 Benchmark Fund of the Year Awards[1] and the 2023 Hong Kong International ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Ranking[2].
  • PAAMC HK also received the Best ESG Financial Service Provider at the 2023 Hong Kong International ESG Ranking, following the recent ESG Investing Award from the Chinese Edition of Bloomberg Businessweek[4].
  • The annual Hong Kong International ESG Ranking is launched by Hong Kong International ESG Alliance to recognize companies with multi-dimensional and balanced development in environmental protection, social responsibility and governance.
  • The Hong Kong International ESG Alliance is co-organized by the Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group (TKWW), China Certification & Accreditation Group, Institute for China Business of the University of Hong Kong, and Peking University HSBC Finance Academy.

PAAMC HK Clinches 2023 BENCHMARK and Hong Kong International ESG Ranking Awards

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Biophysical environment, Fund, Ping'an, Philosophy, SFDR, Sustainability, International, Environmental finance, ESG, Peking University, CIO, Seemabaddha, GSS, University, Insurance, Bloomberg Businessweek, China Asset Management, Social responsibility, Capital market, Property management

HONG KONG, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Company Limited ("PAAMC HK" or the "Company"), the offshore asset management arm of the Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An"), recently announced that it has earned recognitions and bagged two prestigious awards from the 2023 Benchmark Fund of the Year Awards[1] and the 2023 Hong Kong International ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Ranking[2].

Key Points: 
  • HONG KONG, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An of China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Company Limited ("PAAMC HK" or the "Company"), the offshore asset management arm of the Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An"), recently announced that it has earned recognitions and bagged two prestigious awards from the 2023 Benchmark Fund of the Year Awards[1] and the 2023 Hong Kong International ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Ranking[2].
  • PAAMC HK also received the Best ESG Financial Service Provider at the 2023 Hong Kong International ESG Ranking, following the recent ESG Investing Award from the Chinese Edition of Bloomberg Businessweek[4].
  • The annual Hong Kong International ESG Ranking is launched by Hong Kong International ESG Alliance to recognize companies with multi-dimensional and balanced development in environmental protection, social responsibility and governance.
  • The Hong Kong International ESG Alliance is co-organized by the Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group (TKWW), China Certification & Accreditation Group, Institute for China Business of the University of Hong Kong, and Peking University HSBC Finance Academy.

Leeward Renewable Energy Closes Financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind Projects

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Green Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Wind, Senior, Environmental finance, Regeneration, Project finance, National bank, Growth, National Bank of Canada, Wells Fargo, LRE, Renewable energy, Finance

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) today announced it has closed approximately $580 million of tax equity commitments and debt facilities, for its White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects located in Yuma County, Arizona and LaSalle County, Illinois, respectively.

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  • Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) today announced it has closed approximately $580 million of tax equity commitments and debt facilities, for its White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects located in Yuma County, Arizona and LaSalle County, Illinois, respectively.
  • “We are pleased to have closed construction financing on our White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind projects.
  • “We have completed a record amount of financing for LRE projects this year and we are looking forward to carrying this momentum into 2024.”
    Andrew Kho, Managing Director with Wells Fargo Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, said, “Wells Fargo is pleased to provide tax equity financing for White Wing Ranch Solar and GSG Wind as LRE continues to expand its renewable energy platform.
  • At White Wing Ranch Solar, LRE is pursuing innovative land management practices to promote the regeneration of native desert ecosystems.

As Countdown for COP28 Gets Underway, Carbon Trading Goes Live in Abu Dhabi

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Carbon, Abu Dhabi Global Market, Environmental finance, Mubadala Investment Company, ABU, Group Policy, Market development, Clearing, VCM, Environment, FAB, ACX, Classification, PJSC, First Abu Dhabi Bank, CMB, Climate change, Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Act 2006, Amusement park, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy

ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct 26, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) proudly announces its exchange and clearing house in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), ACX Abu Dhabi, is live.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct 26, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) proudly announces its exchange and clearing house in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), ACX Abu Dhabi, is live.
  • ACX established its regional base in ADGM in August 2021 with the support of Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem.
  • The inaugural carbon credits trade on the fully regulated exchange was executed between First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and specialist carbon trading company Helix Climate.
  • Sameh Al Qubaisi, Group Head of Global Markets at First Abu Dhabi Bank, said, "We are delighted to execute the first trade on ACX Abu Dhabi.

ACX Announces Key Trades on World's First Regulated Carbon Exchange and Clearing House in ADGM

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Carbon, Abu Dhabi Global Market, Environmental finance, Mubadala Investment Company, ABU, Group Policy, Market development, Clearing, Entrepreneurship, VCM, Environment, FAB, ACX, Classification, PJSC, First Abu Dhabi Bank, CMB, Climate change, Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Act 2006, Amusement park, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy

ABU DHABI, UAE and SINGAPORE , Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) proudly announces its exchange and clearing house in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), ACX Abu Dhabi, is live.

Key Points: 
  • ABU DHABI, UAE and SINGAPORE , Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) proudly announces its exchange and clearing house in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), ACX Abu Dhabi, is live.
  • ACX established its regional base in ADGM in August 2021 with the support of Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem.
  • The inaugural carbon credits trade on the fully regulated exchange was executed between First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and specialist carbon trading company Helix Climate.
  • "ACX is proud to be the world's first fully regulated spot carbon environmental exchange and clearing house.

ACX Announces Key Trades on World's First Regulated Carbon Exchange and Clearing House in ADGM

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Carbon, Abu Dhabi Global Market, Environmental finance, Mubadala Investment Company, ABU, Group Policy, Market development, Clearing, Entrepreneurship, VCM, Environment, FAB, ACX, Classification, PJSC, First Abu Dhabi Bank, CMB, Climate change, Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Act 2006, Amusement park, Cryptocurrency, Renewable energy

ABU DHABI, UAE and SINGAPORE, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) proudly announces its exchange and clearing house in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), ACX Abu Dhabi, is live.

Key Points: 
  • ABU DHABI, UAE and SINGAPORE, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) proudly announces its exchange and clearing house in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), ACX Abu Dhabi, is live.
  • ACX established its regional base in ADGM in August 2021 with the support of Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem.
  • The inaugural carbon credits trade on the fully regulated exchange was executed between First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and specialist carbon trading company Helix Climate.
  • "ACX is proud to be the world's first fully regulated spot carbon environmental exchange and clearing house.