Green bond round-up: BNP Paribas; NYSERDA; Nigerian first; Konan Ultra Power
BNP Paribas has returned to the green bond market, with a €750 million ($850 million) transaction.
Green bond round-up, 9 January 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued its first EUR-denominated green bond, worth €600 million ($684 million).
Green bond market breaks half-a-trillion-dollar barrier
Total green bond issuance has smashed through the $500 billion barrier, marking a significant milestone for the 11-year-old market, data from Environmental Finance’s database reveals.
Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals
Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.
Development banks eye private capital to tackle plastics pollution
The European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) and Germany’s KfW are joining forces to support an initiative that they hope will ‘crowd-in’ private capital to reduce plastic pollution of the oceans.
Sustainable finance has yet to be fully integrated in Germany's banks, says report
While sustainable finance hasn't reached the core business of Germany's financial institutions, the topic has attracted attention of the majority of its C-suite, a report claims.
KfW calculates impact of recent green bond issues
German development bank KfW estimates that the €612 million ($715 million) of green paper it issued in the first six months of this year will save about €72 million/year in terms of fuel costs and other environmental and social impacts.
Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee
The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.
Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced
The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
Green bond round-up, 16 May
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.