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  • Are investors beginning to pay up for green bonds?

    26 February 2016

    Are the occasional pieces of evidence that green bonds price differently to their mainstream equivalents a sign of things to come, asks Hamza Ali

  • G20 businesses to focus on green finance in 2016

    04 February 2016

    The B20 – a coalition of business associations from G20 economies that make policy recommendations – task force on growth has named green finance as its primary goal for 2016.

  • Green bond market to see at least $55bn of issues in 2016, says HSBC

    27 January 2016

    The green bond market will notch up another year of solid growth, according to analysts at HSBC, who predict between $55 billion and $80 billion of issues in 2016.

  • Biggest ever green bond launches

    27 January 2016

    The biggest ever green bond was issued today, raising RMB20 billion ($3.03 billion).

  • Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds

    21 January 2016

    A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

  • Green bond market ends 2015 on a high as it breaks records

    06 January 2016

    A spate of green bond issuance ahead of COP21 led the market to break previous records, finishing the year at more than $40 billion.

  • What's the issue with Asian issuers?

    28 December 2015

    Asian issuers have been notably quiet in the green bond markets, but is that about to change, asks Hamza Ali

  • HSBC moves closer to issuing green bonds, as it drafts framework

    20 November 2015

    HSBC has created a green bond framework ahead of its much-anticipated move into the issuing space, after years as a key underwriter in the market.

  • Number of companies with emissions targets doubles, says CDP

    06 November 2015

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged companies to "take swift and bold action" to address climate change, as research reveals the number of firms with emissions-reduction targets has doubled since 2010.

  • ICBC 'mulling green bond issue'

    02 November 2015

    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is considering becoming one of the first Chinese issuers of a green bond, in a transaction that could raise some $300 million.