Green bond round-up, 25 May 2018
Electricity transmission operator TenneT successfully launched its eighth green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).
2018 'set to be another record year' for the green bond market
The green bond market is set for another record-breaking year of issues in 2018, according to an online poll conducted by Environmental Finance.
Big in Japan?
Support from the biggest pension fund in the world is helping ESG take off in Japan, write Peter Cripps and Joe Walsh
How green bonds could speed progress towards Paris goals
Green bonds could help accelerate implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, by providing finance for 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions', says Junji Hatano
US REIT in $500m 'milestone' green bond
A US real estate firm has issued a green bond in what underwriters say is a "milestone" for the country's corporate market.
Morgan Stanley issues inaugural $500m green bond
Morgan Stanley has joined the select ranks of private banks to have issued a green bond, after it sold $500 million of its own notes.
12 more banks sign up to Green Bond Principles
Twelve banks have added their support to the recently formed Green Bond Principles (GBPs), taking the number of signatories to 25.