Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: San Francisco water bond, Capital Stage, NextEnergy, Vestas

    20 May 2016

    The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has become the first entity to issue a green bond certified under the Water Climate Bonds Standard, coming to market with a $240 million offering.

  • First forestry pureplay green bond issued

    29 February 2016

    The world's first green bond to be issued by a 'pureplay' forestry company has been sold.

  • Best performing funds of 2015: DNB Miljøinvest

    28 January 2016

    Strong exposure to US solar helped the DNB Miljøinvest fund capture the top spot as 2015's best performing clean energy fund. Fund manager Jon Sigurdsen talks to Hamza Ali.

  • HSBC moves closer to issuing green bonds, as it drafts framework

    20 November 2015

    HSBC has created a green bond framework ahead of its much-anticipated move into the issuing space, after years as a key underwriter in the market.

  • SunEdison secures a $160m loan from CorpBanca and DNB

    29 July 2015

    SunEdison has secured $160 million in non-recourse financing from Chilean bank CorpBanca and Norwegian banking group DNB, to finance the construction and operation of a 110MW solar plant in Chile.

  • Vestas taps green bond market with €500m issue

    04 March 2015

    Vestas has placed a €500 million ($553 million) green bond with European investors.

  • DNB issues first green bond from Nordic commercial bank

    16 February 2015

    DNB, one of Norway's leading commercial banks, has issued the first green bond by a commercial bank in the Nordic region.

  • Arise launches SEK1.1 bn green bond

    16 April 2014

    Wind farm developer Arise has issued an SEK 1.1 billion ($16.7 million) green bond, securitised by revenue from 10 wind farms in southern Sweden.

  • 12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles

    14 April 2014

    Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.

  • Nine out of 10 banks fail ESG stress tests

    10 April 2014

    The vast majority of international banks failed to meet social and environmental 'stress tests', an analysis firm has revealed.