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Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue
15 April 2016A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.
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BAML tops green bond underwriter's league table, but Chinese banks storm top five
11 April 2016Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) regained its title as the leading underwriter in the green bond market in the first quarter of 2016, although Chinese underwriters are now breathing down its neck.
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Financial firms join forces to raise $8bn for sustainable investments
06 April 2016Bank of America has formed a new partnership within its Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) that aims to direct $8 billion to "high-impact sustainable investments".
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Nordex doubles size of green Schuldschein to €550m
01 April 2016Nordex has upsized its green Schuldschein to €550 million ($625 million) from €250 million, in response to strong investor demand.
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Mexico launches green bond segment on stock exchange
29 March 2016The Mexican stock exchange has launched a section dedicated to green bonds, to help channel investment into low-carbon projects.
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NRW upsizes sustainability bond to €1.6bn
10 March 2016The German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has upsized its second sustainability bond to €1.585 billion ($1.75 billion), on the back of investor demand.
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Green Bond Principles to be widened to cover social bonds
09 March 2016A working group formed under the Green Bond Principles is creating a sister set of guidelines for the social bond market, due to be launched later this year.
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China to see wave of corporate green bonds, says HSBC
04 March 2016A spate of green bonds from Chinese banks this year has paved the way for a "wave" of corporate issuance from the country, according to HSBC.
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Are investors beginning to pay up for green bonds?
26 February 2016Are the occasional pieces of evidence that green bonds price differently to their mainstream equivalents a sign of things to come, asks Hamza Ali
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Nordex to issue €250m green bond
24 February 2016Nordex has become the first German manufacturer to issue a 'green Schuldschein', tapping the market for €250 million ($274.5 million).