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  • Indiana launches green water bonds

    06 February 2015

    The state of Indiana has launched a $136.99 million 'green' municipal bond to refinance loans that helped fund water improvement projects.

  • KBN development bank issues 10-year $500m green bond

    05 February 2015

    Norwegian development bank Kommunalbanken Norway (KBN) has issued a $500 million green bond.

  • Oslo stock exchange publishes first green bond list

    03 February 2015

    The Oslo stock exchange has become the first exchange to publish a listing of green bond issues.

  • Green bonds 'need to attract additional capital'

    28 January 2015

    The green bond market is currently little more than "a marketing tool" because it has often failed to channel additional capital into environmental projects, according to an influential renewables financier.

  • EIB claims 'significant evolution' in green bond market after €250m 'tap'

    26 January 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has tapped one of its Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs) for a further €250 million ($281 million) – in a move it says offers greater liquidity to the market.

  • World Bank issues first green bond in Indian rupees

    23 January 2015

    The World Bank has issued its first green bond in Indian rupees.

  • EY becomes climate bond verifier

    20 January 2015

    Auditing giant EY has signed up to be a verifier for a set of green bond standards being developed by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), marking a "milestone" in the development of the programme.

  • Green bond pioneer reflects on record-breaking year

    16 January 2015

    SEB 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

  • SEB clings on to green bond underwriting crown for 2014

    15 January 2015

    Scandinavian bank SEB narrowly maintained its position as leading underwriter in the green bond market in 2014, new figures have revealed.

  • Green bond market "to grow by $100bn this year", after smashing records in 2014

    14 January 2015

    The 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.