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  • Morgan Stanley issues inaugural $500m green bond

    10 June 2015

    Morgan Stanley has joined the select ranks of private banks to have issued a green bond, after it sold $500 million of its own notes.

  • Taking the PRI to the next level

    10 June 2015

    The PRI's Fiona Reynolds has her sights set on how to move the organisation forward, including how to make sure its signatories are making good on their commitments. Peter Cripps reports

  • Lloyds Bank offers second £250m ESG bond

    09 June 2015

    Lloyds Banking Group has issued its second £250 million ($380 million) environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond to aid small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.

  • Nasdaq launches list for sustainable bonds

    09 June 2015

    Nasdaq Stockholm has launched a list of sustainable bonds, valued at SEK5.4 billion ($650 million).

  • TerraForm Power extends green bond series with $150m of notes

    09 June 2015

    TerraForm Power has priced a $150 million private placement of notes to fuel its expansion plans.

  • Canadian Solar closes £35m facility with Investec

    08 June 2015

    Canadian Solar has closed a £35 million ($53 million) project financing facility with Investec for a portfolio of four UK solar plants earmarked for its planned yieldco.

  • Green bond market sees first Brazilian issuer in €500m deal

    08 June 2015

    Brazilian food giant BRF has become the first Brazilian company to tap the green bond market.

  • Climate change will create financial 'winners and losers', says Mercer

    04 June 2015

    Investment portfolios will see "winners and losers" as a result of climate change, according to research by Mercer, and investors need to adopt their portfolios accordingly.

  • Baltic renewables firm issues €50m green bond

    03 June 2015

    The market has seen its first green bond from a Baltic issuer.

  • Green bond industry groups turn spotlight on property sector

    03 June 2015

    Two reports aiming to establish best practice among green bond issuers in the real estate sector have been published by separate industry groups.