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  • French Banking Federation calls for lower capital requirements for green loans

    14 October 2016

    The French Banking Federation (FBF) has called on European prudential regulators to reduce the capital requirements for green loans.

  • Italy joins list of countries planning sovereign green bonds

    12 October 2016

    Italy has joined the plethora of countries lining up to issue sovereign green bonds.

  • TenneT prices third green bond

    11 October 2016

    TenneT has priced its third green bond, a €500 million ($554 million) issue that was revealed by Environmental Finance last week.

  • HSBC issues annual report on its inaugural, €500m green bond

    10 October 2016

    HSBC said the proceeds of its inaugural green bond have been almost fully dispersed, and have been used to finance or refinance 20 renewables, energy efficiency or sustainable waste management projects.

  • PwC becomes Climate Bonds Standard verifier

    10 October 2016

    PwC has become the third of the 'Big four' accountancy firms to become a Climate Bonds Standard verifier. EY and KPMG had signed up earlier this year. Deloitte has yet to back the initiative.

  • Uptake of Lloyds' $1bn energy efficiency loan initiative soars

    07 October 2016

    UK-based lender Lloyds Bank has seen an uptick in the number of corporations taking part in its £1 billion ($1.4 billion) energy efficiency loan initiative.

  • EDF prices benchmark euro denominated green bond

    06 October 2016

    EDF has priced its third and largest green bond, raising €1.75 billion ($1.95 billion).

  • GRESB revises green bond guidelines as EDF launches energy efficiency standard

    05 October 2016

    The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has revised its green bond guidelines one year after they were launched.

  • Green Bond Comment - September

    05 October 2016

    Green bond issuance of almost $6 billion in September took the nine-month total for this year to $61.8 billion – more than twice the figure for the same period last year.

  • Rabobank's inaugural green bond nearly 3x oversubscribed

    05 October 2016

    Dutch lender Rabobank has priced its inaugural green bond, announced last month, raising €500 million ($561 million).