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  • Green Bonds round-up, 27 June

    27 June 2018

    KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500 million ($600 million) transaction that was three-times oversubscribed.

  • Green bond round-up, 20 June, 2018

    20 June 2018

    ESG investors flock to Australian SDG bond National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued its first 'green SDG bond' which it said aligns with the Green Bond Principles while also contributing to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Green bond round-up, 30 May

    30 May 2018

    The Asia-Pacific green bond market is poised for significant growth, with some $600 billion of new issues expected over the next five years, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).

  • Green bond round-up, 16 May

    16 May 2018

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.

  • Green bond round-up, 25 April

    25 April 2018

    More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.

  • NIB to 'cooperate' with three Nordic banks on green bonds

    16 September 2016

    Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to cooperate with three banks on their green bond underwriting policies to spur further issuance in the region.

  • Large Swedish real estate company gears up for green bond

    13 September 2016

    One of the largest real estate firms in Sweden is gearing up to issue its inaugural green bond, making it the seventh property firm from the country to tap the market.

  • Handelsbanken - backing sustainability for the long haul

    07 September 2016

    Sweden's Handelsbanken believes its sustainable lending and investment policies help it outperform its peers. Graham Cooper reports

  • First ever Nordic sustainability bond programme prepares to launch

    13 May 2016

    A Swedish company is getting ready to launch the first sustainability bond programme in the Nordic region, with a focus on energy-efficient real estate.

  • Real estate firm launches world's first all-green MTN programme

    22 April 2016

    A listed real estate company will launch the first medium-term note (MTN) programme to include green terms within it.