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  • Massachusetts water board taps green bond market

    19 December 2014

    A Massachusetts water body is to launch a green bond for nearly $230 million.

  • A review of the green bond market in 2014

    18 December 2014

    The green bond market trebled in size in 2014 - but who were the big winners and can the breakneck speed of expansion continue, asks Peter Cripps

  • KfW to launch AUS and GBP green bonds in 2015

    16 December 2014

    KfW will launch its first green bonds in Australian dollars and sterling in 2015, as well as entering the market as an investor.

  • More investors join campaign to boost green bond market

    16 December 2014

    Five more institutional investors, with combined assets under management of around $200 billion, have backed a campaign to expand the green bond market.

  • UK's first green bond programme slated for 2015

    11 December 2014

    The UK is set to see its first non-corporate green bond – kick starting a programme which is hoped will raise £5 billion (£7.8 billion) of public and private investment for energy efficiency.

  • Most green bonds include second opinion, according to CBI data

    11 December 2014

    More than half of green bonds issued in 2014 included a second opinion on their environmental credentials, according to data from the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Sustainable investment mandates set to grow in Asia, bolstered by green bond market

    10 December 2014

    Investment mandates addressing climate change in Asia are expected to become "more important" over the next two years, say investors in the region.

  • Chicago water agency plans $225 million green bond, with more expected

    10 December 2014

    A US water agency is to issue a $225 million municipal green bond to finance flood defences and biogas projects.

  • NAB doubles green bond for Australian renewable energy

    09 December 2014

    The National Australia Bank (NAB) has doubled the size of its inaugural green bond due to investor demand.

  • Amundi to offer alternative to green bonds

    05 December 2014

    Investment giant Amundi expects to develop a low-carbon debt product as an alternative to the green bond market, and expects it to attract "huge" levels of interest.