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Green bond issuance up by a quarter - report
14 June 2013The value of green bonds issued rose 25% in 2012 compared with the previous year, according to a report that expects the market to continue scaling up.
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Massachusetts plans $100m green bond issuance
24 May 2013The state of Massachusetts plans to issue $100 million of 'green bonds'.
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First green bond verified using industry standards
09 May 2013An environmental bond has for the first time been certified using a set of standards supported by investor-focused NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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'Industry's first' fixed income ESG indexes to launch 'in weeks'
02 May 2013A new family of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes for fixed income are due to be launched by early next month, index provider MSCI and Barclays have told Environmental Finance.
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Green bonds to become 'cornerstone market within four years' – Flensborg
30 April 2013Environmental bonds will become a "cornerstone" of mainstream investors' portfolios within four years, one of the market's pioneers has claimed.
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EIB issues its first climate bond of 2013
24 April 2013The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green bond of 2013, in a move that saw it raise SEK500 million ($75.9 million).
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IFC to issue $1bn/year in green bonds
22 April 2013The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is to issue at least $1 billion a year in green bonds, following its successful $1 billion issue earlier this year.
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EDITORIAL: Closing the loop
05 April 2013When it comes to financing the shift to a low-carbon global economy, two things are axiomatic. First, it's going to cost a lot of money. Second, there's a lot of money out there, looking for profitable investments.
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The green bond market comes of age
02 April 2013The first $1 billion environmental bond has opened the market up to a new class of investor – but the search for yield goes on. Mark Nicholls reports
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State Street bets on green bonds
21 March 2013State Street's Chris McKnett talks to Gloria Gonzalez about how the giant asset manager sees growing interest in fixed-income ESG strategies