Archive

  • Green Bond comment - February

    24 February 2016

    Could Apple's $1.5bn green bond be a game changer for corporate issuance?

  • EF BRIEFS: EIB, Luxcara, International Integrated Reporting Council

    17 February 2016

    German asset management firm Luxcara plans to launch a new European renewable energy fund before the end of the year.

  • Actiam narrowly misses €1bn green bond pledge

    08 February 2016

    Actiam has fallen 10% short of its pledge to buy €1 billion ($1.08 billion) of green bonds by the end of 2015, but believes it will hit the target in coming weeks.

  • EIB issues SEK1bn green bond

    13 January 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a five-year SEK1 billion ($117.3 million) green bond, its second of the year.

  • Green bond market ends 2015 on a high as it breaks records

    06 January 2016

    A spate of green bond issuance ahead of COP21 led the market to break previous records, finishing the year at more than $40 billion.

  • EIB issues its first green bond of 2016

    06 January 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) got the green bond market to a flying start issuing €500 million ($536 million) notes.

  • Quotes of the Quarter

    04 January 2016

    A round-up of the quotes of Q4 2015 that made headlines, including commments from Narendra Modi, Michael Bloomberg and Frederic Samama

  • Development banks issue updated guide to help green bond issuers with impact reporting

    02 December 2015

    A group of development banks has published updated impact reporting guidelines for green bond issuers, saying that the market is the "litmus test" for wider climate finance.

  • EF BRIEFS: Allianz, Abengoa, Foresight, SEB, Rabobank, EIB

    27 November 2015

    Allianz will cut its holdings in coal-intensive companies in favour of renewable energy, in a move that is expected to affect €4 billion ($4.24 billion) of investments.

  • EIB and BNP Paribas privately place index-linked Climate Awareness Bond

    24 November 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a privately placed index-linked €500 million ($532 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB).