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IFC and Amundi close world's largest green bond fund

The world's biggest green bond fund was officially launched today, having raised $1.42 billion to buy paper from banks in emerging markets.

People moves: Legal & General Capital, Vigeo Eiris, Lekela and NIB

Legal & General Capital (LGC) has recruited former RBS group treasurer John Cummins as its managing director of urban regeneration and clean energy.

Green Bond Comment, February 2018

Sovereign issuers gave a major boost to the green bond market in February, with inaugural issues from Belgium (€4.5 billion) and Indonesia ($1.25 billion) and a repeat issue from Poland (€1.0 billion).

Why investors need to start accounting for natural capital

There is an increasing awareness that natural capital can no longer be taken for granted, and can lead to a better understanding of both risks and opportunities, argues James Hulse

European green bond fund AUM nears €3bn

The value of European-domiciled green bond funds grew to €2.8 billion ($3.4 billion) at the end of 2017, having almost doubled in the past two years.

People moves: ICMA, JP Morgan and BIG

The International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Esohe Denise Odaro has taken a secondment at the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), where she is director in the Green Bond Principles/Social Bond Principles (GBP/SBP) secretariat.

Green bond comment, January 2018: What has the green bond market ever done for us?

In the classic film Monty Python's Life of Brian, a group plotting to overthrow the Roman Empire ask: 'What have the Romans ever done for us?'

IFC's emerging market green bond fund set to close 'in weeks'

The IFC and Amundi's emerging market green bond fund is expected to launch officially early next month, Environmental Finance has learned.

Green bonds round-up, 14 December 2017

HSBC expects up to $180bn of green bonds in 2018

HSBC predicts green bond supply to reach as much as $180 billion next year, up from the bank's projected sum of $125 billion for 2017.