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Green bond market should get a boost from proposed EU standards, say insiders

Revised proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) from the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) have been generally welcomed by market insiders.

Green bond round-up, 12 June 2019

The US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) plans to enter the green bond market with a new commercial mortgage-backed security programme.

Green bond comment, June 2019: Three reasons to be cheerful

There has been a flurry of good news from the green, social and sustainability bond market in recent months. Here are three reasons to be cheerful.

Green bond round-up: ICO, Klabin, Reykjavik Energy, Midsummer, IBRD, Fabege, Housing New Zealand, Argosy Property and Vasakronan

Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), a state-owned Spanish bank, has issued a €500 million ($562 million) green note that matures in 2024.

Worries that green bond standard will stifle market are 'premature', says EU's TEG

Fears that the EU's green bond standard will restrict the growth of the market are premature, according to Aila Aho, the rapporteur for the sub group that is devising proposals for the standard.

Winners of Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 honoured by market

The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.

Taxonomy 'to gain traction from date of publication in June'

The draft taxonomy published by the EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) could gain immediate traction among investors, before it is written into law.

Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe

Nordic issuers encourage use of SDGs in impact reporting

Issuers of green bonds should use their impact reports to show how their investments support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), say a group of 10 Nordic public sector borrowers.

Green bond round-up, 30 January

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.