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  • Gothenburg names SEB lead bookrunner in third green bond

    19 June 2015

    The City of Gothenburg has mandated SEB as sole lead bookrunner for a six-year SEK-denominated green bond, plans for which were announced by Environmental Finance earlier this year.

  • SEK inaugural $500m green bond is first from a European export credit institution

    18 June 2015

    Sweden's Export Credit Institution (SEK) revealed that it has successfully priced its first $500 million green bond.

  • World Bank smashes $500m in index-linked green bonds

    17 June 2015

    The World Bank has broken through the $500 million mark for its index-linked green bond issuance.

  • Sweden's Export Credit Agency plans first green bond

    12 June 2015

    The Swedish Export Credit Agency (SEK) is roadshowing its first green bond.

  • Mirova launches €65m green bond fund

    12 June 2015

    Mirova has launched a €65 million ($73 million) green bond fund – the biggest of its kind to date.

  • Latvian utility ups green bond to €75m

    12 June 2015

    Latvenergo, the Latvian state-owned electricity company, has upped its green bond offering by 50% due to investor demand.

  • Will we even be using oil when Petrobras' bonds mature in 2115?

    11 June 2015

    Petrobras' recent launch of a notional $2.5 billion worth of 100-year bonds has been viewed as evidence that investors, particularly those with long-term commitments such as pension funds and insurers, are desperate for yield.

  • Green bonds 'can help achieve $100bn climate finance goal'

    11 June 2015

    Green bonds have been named one of the four instruments available to financial institutions to help ramp climate finance up to its $100 billion a year target.

  • Morgan Stanley issues inaugural $500m green bond

    10 June 2015

    Morgan Stanley has joined the select ranks of private banks to have issued a green bond, after it sold $500 million of its own notes.

  • Lloyds Bank offers second £250m ESG bond

    09 June 2015

    Lloyds Banking Group has issued its second £250 million ($380 million) environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond to aid small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.