-
Four new green bond funds expected
30 November 2015Four new dedicated green bond funds are rumoured to be in the pipeline, according to a report by the French investment bank Natixis.
-
Axa IM launches green bond fund
11 November 2015Axa Investment Managers has launched a green bond fund.
-
Schneider Electric issues €200m green bond
09 November 2015Schneider Electric has issued its inaugural €200 million ($215 million) green bond.
-
Raiffeisen Bank closes €35m green bond fund
02 October 2015Raiffeisen Bank has closed a €35 million ($39 million) green bond fund.
-
Aviva signs up to Montreal Carbon Pledge
09 September 2015Aviva Investors has signed up to the Montreal Carbon Pledge, saying that climate change poses 'clear risks' to long-term investment.
-
Investors worth $1.5trn launch infrastructure sustainability benchmark
07 September 2015Investors representing $1.5 trillion of assets have teamed up with the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) to launch a similar framework for infrastructure assets.
-
NWB Bank issues largest SSA green bond of the year
27 August 2015Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €1 billion ($1.13 billion) green bond – the largest euro-denominated transaction of this kind to come out of a supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA) this year.
-
Green bonds: The state of sterling
14 August 2015With only a handful of green bonds so far issued in sterling, what is holding the market back, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett
-
World Bank reveals environmental impact of its 77 green bond projects
03 August 2015The World Bank, one of the largest issuers of green bonds, has published a detailed summary of the environmental and social impacts of all 77 projects financed by the proceeds.
-
KfW makes debut in sterling green bond market
24 July 2015KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been expected and continues the development bank's efforts to boost liquidity in the green bond market.