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EnergyTrend: PACE Funding Group Completes Inaugural 144a Securitization and Achieves “Green Bond” designation

PACE Funding Group, LLC, a California-based specialty finance company, announced today that it completed a $ 107 million securitization of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) assets. The financing supported […]

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The Bond Buyer: ‘Green’ municipal bond designations colored in shades of gray

Municipal “green bond” designations by various market participants are complicating how investors domestically and internationally view and understand the market for those bonds. Kestrel, a Climate Bonds Initiative Approved Verifier, […]

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Connecticut Green Bank Expands Clean Energy Investment

Bryan Garcia and Eric Shrago of the Connecticut Green Bank explain how “Green Liberty Bonds” will expand clean energy investment, and discuss Kestrel Verifiers’ role in Climate Bonds Certification. Hosted […]

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to Issue Certified Climate Bond

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), one of the nation’s largest and most highly regarded leaders in wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and green infrastructure issued the first-ever Certified Climate Bond […]

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The Bond Buyer: Kestrel to offer green, social bond verification on competitive muni sales

Kestrel Verifiers is offering a new service that lets underwriters add green, social and sustainable designations to competitive municipal bond sales.

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2020 Environmental Finance Green Project of the Year

California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) received the award for its 2019 issuance to finance the expansion of its headquarters. We were proud to provide the external review that allowed […]

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2020 Environmental Finance Award for Innovation – Green Bond Structure

2020 Environmental Finance Award for Asset-Backed Bond Connecticut Green Bank was recognized with two honors highlighting the innovation and success of their April 2019, $38.6 million in green asset-backed securities—the […]

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2020 Bond Buyer Innovative Deal of the Year

Connecticut Green Bank was among the recipients of Bond Buyer’s annual Deal of the Year awards as the winner in the Innovative Financing category for their 2020 Green Liberty Bond.

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Clean Energy Finance Forum: Connecticut Green Bank’s ‘Green Liberty Bonds’ Aim at Retail Climate Finance

Connecticut Green Bank unveiled its plans to bring to market approximately $15 to $20 million of new $1,000 face value “Green Liberty Bonds” in recognition of the 50th anniversary of […]

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