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Green bond round-up, 14 March 2018
14 March 2018The European Investment Bank (EIB), the biggest single issuer in the green bond market, has tapped two of its outstanding Climate Awareness Bonds (CAB) within days of each other.
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Fidelity names Michael Gibb as head of sustainable investing
19 January 2018Fidelity International has appointed Michael Gibb as its head of stewardship and sustainable investing.
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Geneva issues first Swiss green bond, worth CHF620m
10 November 2017The Canton of Geneva has issued the first green municipal bond in Switzerland, which is also the inaugural bond in Swiss Francs.
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Fannie Mae returns to green MBS market
15 August 2017Fannie Mae, which provides liquidity to mortgage providers in the US, has issued its second green mortgage-backed security (MBS).
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Azure Power issues $500m green bond
31 July 2017Indian solar energy company Azure has issued a twice-oversubscribed green bond, shrugging off a turbulent Asian bonds market that has caused three other issues to be cancelled.
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Europe's sustainable property funds have great potential, says Catella
24 July 2017Real estate funds with a sustainability focus currently hold only €2.73 billion ($3.18 billion) of the €11 trillion allocated to sustainable investments in Europe, but have "considerable untapped potential", according to Swedish asset manager Catella.
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Natixis issues first green CMBS
07 July 2017Natixis has issued the world's first green commercial mortgage backed securitisation (CMBS) in collaboration with real estate investors Ivanhoé Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties, raising $72 million.
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HSBC tightens policy on palm oil financing
21 February 2017HSBC has pledged to tighten its policy on financing palm oil companies, to help improve the sustainability of the industry.
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First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market
06 February 2017A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities while making a commercial return for investors has begun marketing.
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Renovate secures $100m from Credit Suisse for energy efficiency expansion
03 February 2017Renovate America has received a $100 million loan from Credit Suisse to expand its unsecured energy efficiency and home improvement loan programme across the US.