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Kestrel Sustainability Intelligence™ Now Available to Bloomberg Customers

Kestrel Sustainability Intelligence™ is now available on the Bloomberg Terminal and via Bloomberg Data License Hood River, Oregon, March 28, 2024 – Kestrel today announced that its Sustainability Analysis and […]

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Build America Mutual Selects Kestrel as Sustainability Data Provider

Hood River, Oregon, March 6, 2024 – Kestrel announced today that Build America Mutual, a leading insurer of US municipal bonds, has selected Kestrel’s Sustainability Intelligence data for enterprise-wide use. […]

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Kestrel Announces Milestone of 200th External Review

Hood River, Oregon, September 27, 2023 – Kestrel, the trusted US municipal market leader for Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds designations, announced completion of its 200th external review. Since becoming […]

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The Bond Buyer: “San Diego Unified looks to the future with massive school building program”

San Diego Unified School District has an excellent Sustainability Bonds program. Kestrel Second Party Opinions are designed to highlight key environmental and social impacts of each issuance, and the great […]

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Kestrel to be First US-Based Approved Verifier for Green Company/Green Issuer Certification

New York/London, 05/09/2023,09:00 EST: Kestrel has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first US-based Approved Verifier for Entity Level Verification and Sustainability Linked Debt certifications under the Climate Bonds Standard. […]

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Kestrel Supports Inaugural Issuance of Certified Climate Bonds for the Steel Industry

Hybar, LLC (“Hybar”) is constructing a recycled steel manufacturing facility in Osceola, Arkansas that is designed to achieve ResponsibleSteel™ certification and be LEED Certified once operational. The Project advances decarbonization […]

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Philadelphia Sustainability Bonds for Citywide energy-efficient streetlighting upgrades

In July 2023, the Philadelphia Energy Authority issued Sustainability Bonds to finance the Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project, consisting of construction and installation of energy-efficient streetlighting infrastructure throughout the City. The […]

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Kestrel provides an external review for the Housing Authority of the city and county of Denver, Colorado

Kestrel provided an external review of sustainability bonds financing the Flo Senior Apartments Project, an affordable rental housing development for seniors and non-elderly residents with disabilities. The Project is designed […]

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Kestrel provides an external review for Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

Kestrel provided an external review on the alignment of the bonds with the CBI Electrical Grids and Storage criteria. The 2023 Series K Bonds refund commercial paper that financed improvements […]

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