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Swedish municipality issues SEK750m green bond
14 October 2014The municipality of Örebro in Sweden has issued a five-year SEK750 million ($104 million) bond to fund a series of environmental projects. It will pay a coupon of 1.1925%.
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MIT issues $370m green property bond
29 September 2014Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has issued a $370 million green bond to allow it refinance energy efficient buildings.
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Investors and issuers pledge to expand green bonds market
23 September 2014A group of institutional investors, with more than $2 trillion in assets under management, has pledged to work "to grow a large and robust [green bond] market that makes a real contribution to addressing climate change".
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World's NGOs warn UN of 'greenwash' in green bonds market
23 September 2014More than 100 organisations have joined forces to urge the UN to ensure "the green bond market is truly green" when looking at global counter-climate change investment.
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Massachusetts to revisit green bond market with $250m issue
09 September 2014The state of Massachusetts plans to issue $250 million of green bonds next week, its second such issue after a $100 million transaction in June 2013.
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SEB remains top green bond underwriter in Q2, but HSBC and Natixis make gains
20 August 2014SEB retained its place as the leading green bond underwriter in the second quarter of 2014, while HSBC and Natixis surged up the rankings helped by some blockbuster issues.
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Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green
12 August 2014Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports
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Green bonds reach the tipping point
22 July 2014A surge of corporate issues is supporting a bullish mood in the environmental bond market, says Graham Cooper
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Climate-themed bond universe market grows to $500bn
17 July 2014The vast potential of the green bond market has been underlined in a report that identifies a $500 billion universe of bonds as 'climate-themed'.
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IFC issues RMB500m, London-listed green bond
17 June 2014The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a RMB500 million ($80 million) bond to support "climate-friendly" investments in emerging markets.