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  • SEB clings on to green bond underwriting crown for 2014

    15 January 2015

    Scandinavian bank SEB narrowly maintained its position as leading underwriter in the green bond market in 2014, new figures have revealed.

  • How to ensure the ESG credentials of green bonds

    08 January 2015

    Green bonds should not focus on just one environmental factor, but should take broader environmental, social and governance considerations into account, argues Marcio Viegas

  • A review of the green bond market in 2014

    18 December 2014

    The green bond market trebled in size in 2014 - but who were the big winners and can the breakneck speed of expansion continue, asks Peter Cripps

  • Four US banks veto Australian coal port

    30 October 2014

    Four major US investment banks have ruled out investing in a $26.5 billion coal export project near the Great Barrier Reef, following in the footsteps of five European counterparts.

  • Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3

    21 October 2014

    Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.

  • NRW roadshows '€500m' green bond

    21 October 2014

    NRW.Bank is roadshowing a green bond that could raise €500 million ($638 million) – twice as much as its inaugural issue last year.

  • EIB issues first US dollar green bond

    10 October 2014

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first US dollar green bond, as part of its Global Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) programme.

  • Abengoa raises €1.4bn of debt

    01 October 2014

    Abengoa has raised €1.4 billion of debt from 20 investors.

  • BNG bank to roadshow sustainability bond with best-in-class structure

    30 September 2014

    Dutch bank BNG is roadshowing its inaugural Sustainable Municipalities Bond.

  • NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects

    25 September 2014

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.