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  • Nordex to issue €250m green bond

    24 February 2016

    Nordex has become the first German manufacturer to issue a 'green Schuldschein', tapping the market for €250 million ($274.5 million).

  • Green Bond comment - February

    24 February 2016

    Could Apple's $1.5bn green bond be a game changer for corporate issuance?

  • Apple's green bond triggers spate of enquiries from other corporates, says BAML

    24 February 2016

    Apple'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.

  • Swindon Council issues UK's first council solar bond

    24 February 2016

    Swindon Borough Council has issued the UK's first 'council solar bond' in what it hopes will be a model for local green infrastructure development.

  • Another US transit authority mulls green bond

    24 February 2016

    Another 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.

  • Third Chinese lender gets approval to issue green bonds

    23 February 2016

    China's Bank of Qingdao is the latest lender to be allowed to issue green bonds under the country's recently-launched national standards.

  • Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Minimising Risks

    22 February 2016

    There are numerous risks that investors need to be aware of when buying green bonds, argues Philip Ludvigsen

  • Moody's 'ready to start assessing green bonds' by end of March

    22 February 2016

    Moody's expects to be ready to start assessing green bonds under its new methodology by the end of March, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • EF BRIEFS: EIB, Luxcara, International Integrated Reporting Council

    17 February 2016

    German asset management firm Luxcara plans to launch a new European renewable energy fund before the end of the year.

  • Apple takes $1.5bn bite out of green bond market

    17 February 2016

    Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling market's prospects for attracting corporate issuers.