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  • Climate-aligned bonds now total $1.45trn, says CBI

    02 October 2018

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) estimates that the total of 'climate-aligned' bonds outstanding is now about $1.45 trillion, of which $389 billion is in the form of labelled green bonds. The remainder consists of $747 billion of bonds from 'fully aligned' issuers and $314 billion from 'strongly aligned' issuers.

  • Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018

    06 June 2018

    The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the first dual issuance of this sort.

  • JP Morgan and BlackRock launch ESG emerging market fixed income index

    19 April 2018

    JP Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to launch what they claim to be the "first-of-its kind" suite of emerging markets, fixed income indexes that integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

  • NYK ready to issue shipping's first green bond

    17 April 2018

    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will become the world's first shipping company to issue a labelled green bond, hot on the heels of the industry's commitment to halve carbon emissions by 2050.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 16 April 2018

    17 April 2018

    Buying demand is strong and further gains cannot be ruled out, but weak auctions suggest a correction could be a possibility, says Louis Redshaw

  • South Korea could be regional leader in green bonds, says CBI

    20 March 2018

    South Korea has potential to become a major issuer of green bonds, the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) said.

  • Green bonds round-up, 18 October 2017

    18 October 2017

    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest bank, has issued a green bond with a value of about $2.15 billion.

  • 'Climate-aligned' bond market jumps 29%, says CBI

    18 September 2017

    The universe of 'climate aligned' bonds has jumped by 29% since last year, reaching $895 billion, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Green bond comment: Back to work!

    06 September 2017

    The summer holiday is over for the green bond market.

  • Jury out on green bond pricing benefits, says CBI

    07 August 2017

    A study of recently issued green bonds reveals no conclusive evidence that, when issued, they are priced significantly different from their vanilla equivalents.