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  • Green bond comment, September

    05 October 2015

    It was pleasing to see some ground-breaking issues in the green bond market in recent weeks, reflecting its continued growth.

  • ReNew Power issues India's first credit-enhanced green bond

    23 September 2015

    Goldman Sachs-backed wind developer ReNew Power Ventures has issued India's first credit-enhanced green bond, raising INR4.5 billion ($68 million).

  • CLP issues first corporate bond in India

    18 September 2015

    India's largest wind developer CLP Wind Farms has issued its first corporate green bond, with a INR6 billion ($91.2 million) redeemable non-convertible bond.

  • Feedback required for geothermal standards in the green bond market

    16 September 2015

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is calling for feedback on planned criteria for geothermal-based green bonds.

  • Green bond comment: August's milestones and the promise of a golden autumn

    26 August 2015

    August was not a big month in terms of green bond issuance but the market continued to take important steps along the road to maturity, while participants are becoming increasingly excited about the prospect of a golden autumn, says Peter Cripps.

  • IFC to consider more Masala-style green bonds

    19 August 2015

    The IFC has said it will consider investing in more green bonds, following the model of its recent 'Masala' bond with Indian lender Yes Bank.

  • IFC and Yes Bank issue green rupee bonds to fund Indian renewables [UPDATED]

    04 August 2015

    Yes Bank has issued its second green bond, primarily to finance renewable energy projects in India.

  • How to help the green bond market grow

    13 May 2015

    The market needs to embrace general purpose bonds from 'pureplay' green companies, as well as allowing non-clean companies to issue green bonds if they are in transition to a greener business model, argues Ulrik Ross

  • Development banks in initiative to harmonise green bond impact reporting

    13 February 2015

    A number of multilateral development banks (MDBs) are working together to produce harmonised guidelines for reporting the impacts of green bonds, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • IFC's first retail green bond gets 'positive reception' as it raises $5.6m

    19 September 2014

    The World Bank's IFC raised $5.6 million this week in a new type of green bond issue designed for retail clients.