Facebook's new King's Cross HQ secures UK's first 'green loan'

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Facebook's new King's Cross HQ secures UK's first 'green loan'

Wells Fargo, HSBC UK and Helaba provide £400m loan in accordance with new Green Loan Principles

Facebook's planned King's Cross HQ is set to become one of the UK's greenest office buildings, after developer Argent secured the first multi-million pound loan facility to be awarded in line with the...

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