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Insurers see the gold in green
14 May 2015Green bonds are looking increasingly attractive to insurance companies which want to meet their risk and return objectives while producing a positive environmental or social impact. But there are concerns about the definition and capacity of the market, as Mark Nicholls explains
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How to help the green bond market grow
13 May 2015The market needs to embrace general purpose bonds from 'pureplay' green companies, as well as allowing non-clean companies to issue green bonds if they are in transition to a greener business model, argues Ulrik Ross
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Body behind Dutch/German grid launches 'multi-billion' green bond programme
13 May 2015Dutch energy body TenneT has launched a green bond programme, which it says could be "a multi-billion euro green investment opportunity".
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Paris climate summit to strengthen green bond market, says HSBC
12 May 2015The rapidly growing green bond market could receive a further boost from a strong climate change agreement in December, a report by HSBC's climate change centre has claimed.
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Credit Agricole develops green bond framework with second opinion
11 May 2015Credit Agricole CIB has created a green bond framework for its own privately placed issues, which has gained approval from Sustainalytics.
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San Francisco issues green bond for renewables upgrades
11 May 2015San Francisco has issued a $32 million green bond that will help it to renovate some of its renewable power generation facilities.
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State Street launches world's first index-linked green bond fund
08 May 2015The world's first index-linked green bond fund has been launched for institutional investors.
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Largest ever SEK green bond sold to finance district heating
08 May 2015A SEK2.5 billion ($302 million) green bond has been issued to finance 'green' heating, marking the biggest ever Krona-denominated transaction in the market.
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Germany's Capital Stage issues unlabelled green project bond
06 May 2015Renewable energy operator Capital Stage has issued an unlabelled green project bond for a UK solar portfolio.
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Green Bond Principles 'must tighten up on transparency'
01 May 2015The Green Bond Principles should be strengthened in order to fill a "transparency gap" that is emerging in the market, according to an alliance of NGOs.