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Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue
15 April 2016A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Tell me more: a call for better disclosure on green bond impacts
14 April 2016A consultation paper argues that assessing the impact of green bonds could lead to preferential pricing - but better reporting is needed first. Peter Cripps reports
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Second Latin American development bank readies itself for green bond
13 April 2016A Central American development bank is set to dip its toe in the green bond market with a roadshow across the UK and the US.
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Energy efficiency lending firm plans to issue $1.3bn of green ABS
12 April 2016A firm that provides financing for US households to help them make energy and water efficiency upgrades aims to issue $1.3 billion of green-labelled asset backed securities (ABS) this year.
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UPDATED: Index provider and carbon firm consult on green bond 'impact' ratings
11 April 2016An index provider and a carbon firm have joined forces to consult on a methodology for rating the 'green impact' of green bonds, Environmental Finance has learned.
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BAML tops green bond underwriter's league table, but Chinese banks storm top five
11 April 2016Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) regained its title as the leading underwriter in the green bond market in the first quarter of 2016, although Chinese underwriters are now breathing down its neck.
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Initiative formed to boost emerging market green bond issues
11 April 2016A development agency and a bank have formed a "strategic alliance" to promote "exemplary" green bond issues in emerging markets.
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Australian solar ABS set for launch
11 April 2016An Australian rooftop solar lender has announced plans to launch the country's first labelled green asset backed security (ABS).
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Corporates should overcome fears about green bond issuance
11 April 2016Disagreements as to whether green bond issuers should be environmentally friendly in all their operations could deter potential corporate issuers. But this would be a mistake, says Antonio Keglevich, head of green bond origination at UniCredit
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Green bond expected for smart meters and grid upgrades
08 April 2016An energy distributor is readying itself to issue a green bond to finance smart grids and green buildings, Environmental Finance has learned.