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Green bond pioneer reflects on record-breaking year
16 January 2015SEB held on to its position as top green bond underwriter in 2014. Christopher Flensborg tells Peter Cripps how he plans to remain a "thought leader" in the emerging market
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SEB clings on to green bond underwriting crown for 2014
15 January 2015Scandinavian bank SEB narrowly maintained its position as leading underwriter in the green bond market in 2014, new figures have revealed.
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Green bond market "to grow by $100bn this year", after smashing records in 2014
14 January 2015The green bond market more than tripled in 2014, according to figures from the Climate Bonds Iniative (CBI), which has maintained its prediction that it will see a further $100 billion of issues this year.
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World Bank's retail green bond raises six times more than target
14 January 2015The World Bank has smashed the target for it latest retail green bond by $76 million, and said that high demand from non-institutional investors reflects "an important development" in the market.
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Althelia raises €15m through Nature Conservation Notes
12 January 2015A new investment product launched by Althelia Ecosphere and Credit Suisse has raised €15 million ($17.8 million) to be invested in ecosystem preservation projects.
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How to ensure the ESG credentials of green bonds
08 January 2015Green bonds should not focus on just one environmental factor, but should take broader environmental, social and governance considerations into account, argues Marcio Viegas
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Voting opens in EF's Deals of the Year awards
07 January 2015Nominations are now open for the eighth annual Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.
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Green bond market saw $35.4bn of issues in 2014, says CBI
07 January 2015Some $35.4 billion of green bonds were issued in 2014 – more than treble the previous year's figure, but short of estimates of $40 billion.
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Vardar is latest utility to enter green bond market
06 January 2015A Scandinavian utility has issued its first green bond, raising NOK300 million ($39.3 million).
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Have we turned a corner on climate change?
31 December 2014Will 2014 be remembered as the year when the world turned a corner on climate change?