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50 shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them
29 December 2016Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps
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Green bonds round-up
07 December 2016Colombia-based financial services provider Bancolombia has issued the country's first green bond, raising COP1.5 billion ($115 million) from the sole investor, International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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IFC upsizes $152 million forestry bond
31 October 2016The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has raised $152 million for its "first-of-its-kind" forestry bond that allows investors to be paid using carbon credits.
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IFC launches forestry bond that can pay its coupon using REDD+ credits
17 October 2016The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a "first-of-its-kind" forestry bond that allows investors to be paid using carbon credits.
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Asian banks focus on climate change opportunities, not risks
06 September 2016Asian banks are more focussed on the opportunities arising from climate change than the risks, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC).
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IFC plans $2bn emerging market green bond fund
29 June 2016The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to launch a $2 billion fund that will provide anchor investments for emerging market green bonds.
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Green bonds in Asia - the challenges and opportunities
27 June 2016The take-up of green bonds in Asia has been frustratingly slow, and there is no sign yet that companies are embracing the asset class en masse, argues Vicky Münzer-Jones
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NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom
24 June 2016Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).
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TSKB tightens price on inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5bps
16 May 2016Turkish investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma (TSKB) tightened pricing on its inaugural sustainability bond by 62.5 basis points, on the back of a massive investor demand.
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More winners announced in Green Bond Awards
04 May 2016A second wave of winners has been announced in Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Bond Awards.