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Waiting on supply
04 April 2011IETA's Simone Ruiz set out one blueprint for green bonds at the recent inaugural Environmental Bonds conference in London. Mark Nicholls reports
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Green bonds to help Chicago meet goals?
18 March 2011The City of Chicago is inviting proposals to develop a green bond programme, with transparent market standards and a potential demonstration project, to attract institutional investment for its energy efficiency and renewables goals.
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Nikko raises £400m into World Bank green bond funds
17 March 2011Nikko Asset Management has raised £400 million ($646 million) into funds that invest in 'green' bonds issued by the World Bank.
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Green bonds, securitisations in the pipeline as interest builds
16 March 2011A green bond worth $500 million certified to a new climate bonds standard is set to be issued within the coming months, while bankers are prepping renewable energy securitisations.
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Moving green bonds into the mainstream
07 March 2011Environmental bonds are seen as vital in attracting the investment needed to fund a low-carbon economy. But how can they be transformed from a niche product into a mainstream investment option, asks Nick Oakes
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Giving credit to climate risk
05 March 2011Michael Wilkins is leading the effort at rating agency Standard & Poor's is to factor climate risk into credit scores – a breakthrough for the integration of environmental factors into the investment mainstream. Mark Nicholls reports
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Bridging Europe's capital chasm
05 March 2011Accenture's Justin Keeble argues that new funding models and finance sector partnerships are needed to raise €2.9 trillion of investment into Europe's low-carbon infrastructure
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Ecotricity: green bonds now 'permanent part' of corporate fundraising
03 March 2011Green bonds are to become a permanent fixture of how UK renewable energy utility Ecotricity raises finance – although the UK government's review of its solar feed-in tariff could delay the next fund-raising.
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NRDC to judge 'green' claims of climate bonds; first standard to be unveiled next week
21 February 2011The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been named as the first member of the body that will give the stamp of approval to 'climate bonds', ahead of the publication next week of the first green bonds standard.
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Green bonds vital to Europe – Barclays
07 February 2011'Green bonds' are set to fill most of a €2.9 trillion ($3.9 trillion) capital hole required to build low-carbon infrastructure in Europe from 2011-20, according to a report by Barclays and consultancy Accenture.