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  • Poland prices longest-dated sovereign green bond

    05 March 2019

    The Republic of Poland has priced the longest-dated sovereign green bond, as it returned to the green bond market for a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) fundraise.

  • People Moves: Lazard Asset Management, BlackRock, Pensions Infrastructure Platform, PGGM, Carbon Market Institute and St. James's Place

    01 February 2019

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    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.

  • Green bonds round-up, 23 January

    23 January 2019

    Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).

  • Investment banking giant Citi issues first green bond

    23 January 2019

    Citi has made its long-awaited jump from one of the top green bond lead managers to issuer of green notes, in a landmark €1 billion ($1.1 billion) transaction.

  • Chemicals giant agrees 'positive incentive' credit facility

    22 January 2019

    Solvay, one of Europe's largest chemicals companies, has agreed to link the terms of a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) revolving credit facility to achievements in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

  • Henkel signs €1.5bn sustainability-linked loan

    17 December 2018

    Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel has signed a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) loan, which will pay interest at a rate tied to the company’s performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

  • Green Bonds round-up, 12 December

    12 December 2018

    Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite the market moving "sideways" this year.

  • Green bond round-up, 21 Nov

    21 November 2018

    US real estate company Boston Properties has raised $1 billion from its inaugural green bond.

  • China unveils ‘game-changing’ guidelines for green investment

    13 November 2018

    The publication of the first official policy guidance for Chinese investors on integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been hailed as “a potential game-changer” for one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.