Greenleaf Associate, Liz Hypes, synthesized information gathered on green bond issuance and REITs for a commentary by S&P Global Ratings – Credit Research. First developed in 2007 by the World Bank and European Development Bank, a green bond is like a conventional bond except the debt financing issued must be used to finance or re-finance new or existing “green” activities or projects.
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Greenleaf Team visits agricultural sites
This Monday, John Andersen and Katie DeMuro traveled to Bryan, Ohio to visit the Ohio gypsum project team including NesterAg, The Ohio State University, GYPSOIL and the USDA ARS.
Continue readingDick Munson and Lynne Kiesling Write on the US Current Power Revolution
Greenleaf board member Dick Munson, EDF’s Director for Midwest Clean Energy, along with Lynne Kiesling, Associate Professor of Instruction in Economics at Northwestern University, recently published an article in Electricity Policy.
Continue readingCongratulations to Pfingsten for Closing $382 Million Fund V
Congratulations to Pfingsten which recently closed its $382 Million Fund V to invest in middle market companies and “build value through operational improvements, professional management practices, global capabilities (through representative offices in China and India) and profitable business growth.” Founder and Senior Managing Director, Thomas S. Bagley is a member of the Greenleaf Board. Shannon […]
Continue readingInnovation Drives Sustainable Solutions
Turn on an electronic switch, and a myriad of services flows our way – increasingly from sustainable energy sources that are being delivered to us in intelligent fashion – just ask our colleagues at Intelligent Generation or GreenCity Power who deliver clean affordable power to customers as profiled below.
Continue readingCelebrating World Soil Day today – Healthy Soils for Healthy Waters Conference in Memphis
This week 200+ of the nation’s agricultural leaders assembled in Memphis, TN at the Healthy Soils for Healthy Waters (HSHW) symposium to advance sustainable practices and supportive policies for feeding a growing world population while protecting the fertile soils and surrounding water resources we depend upon.
Continue readingClimbing with the President toward a Better Environment for Good Business
The President’s trip this week to Alaska has elevated the discussion on the need for energy solutions in the face of climate change and glacial melting.
Continue readingGreenleaf Summer Update
It takes a long time for an ecosystem to develop, as well as to decline. They lose vitality gradually, until after years of abuse the damage becomes impossible to ignore. Sustainable solutions can take a long time to develop as well.
Continue readingGreenleaf Board Members & Partners on their history with land
Sub Omnibus Terra – That is Latin for ‘under all is the land.’ It was the motto at LaSalle Partners’ Land Group where Greenleaf founder, John Andersen, worked with Greenleaf Board Member Kurt Little. This year on July 22nd, Kurt completed 30 years of service at this global real estate services firm now known as JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle).
Continue readingGreenleaf Board Members & Partners on their history with land
Sub Omnibus Terra – That is Latin for ‘under all is the land.’ It was the motto at LaSalle Partners’ Land Group where Greenleaf founder, John Andersen, worked with Greenleaf Board Member Kurt Little. This year on July 22nd, Kurt completed 30 years of service at this global real estate services firm now known as JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle).
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