Apple, which issued the biggest green bond ever sold by a U.S.corporation last year to finance projects fighting global warming,is doing it again.

On Tuesday, the iPhone maker sold a $1 billion green bond tofund renewable energy generation. It builds on $1.5 billion worthof bonds the company sold a year ago to further its goal of running100% of its operations on renewable energy.

The bonds, maturing in 2027, will yield 95 to 100 basis pointsmore than Treasuries, according to a person with knowledge of thematter, who asked not to be named because the deal is private. Theyare expected to be rated Aa1, the person said.

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