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Nordex to issue €250m green bond
24 February 2016Nordex has become the first German manufacturer to issue a 'green Schuldschein', tapping the market for €250 million ($274.5 million).
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Green Bond comment - February
24 February 2016Could Apple's $1.5bn green bond be a game changer for corporate issuance?
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Apple's green bond triggers spate of enquiries from other corporates, says BAML
24 February 2016Apple's green bond has prompted a flurry of enquiries from other corporate bond issuers interested in the market's potential, according to a leading underwriter.
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Swindon Council issues UK's first council solar bond
24 February 2016Swindon Borough Council has issued the UK's first 'council solar bond' in what it hopes will be a model for local green infrastructure development.
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Another US transit authority mulls green bond
24 February 2016Another US transit authority is mulling issuing a green bond in 2016, following in the footsteps of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), whose bond was significantly upsized this week.
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Third Chinese lender gets approval to issue green bonds
23 February 2016China's Bank of Qingdao is the latest lender to be allowed to issue green bonds under the country's recently-launched national standards.
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Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Minimising Risks
22 February 2016There are numerous risks that investors need to be aware of when buying green bonds, argues Philip Ludvigsen
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Moody's 'ready to start assessing green bonds' by end of March
22 February 2016Moody's expects to be ready to start assessing green bonds under its new methodology by the end of March, Environmental Finance has learned.
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EF BRIEFS: EIB, Luxcara, International Integrated Reporting Council
17 February 2016German asset management firm Luxcara plans to launch a new European renewable energy fund before the end of the year.
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Apple takes $1.5bn bite out of green bond market
17 February 2016Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling market's prospects for attracting corporate issuers.