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Fixed income investors need more ESG products, says Japan's GPIF

Institutional investors are being constrained because of a lack of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused products for fixed income investors, a report co-published by the GPIF has claimed.

Green bond round-up, 18 April 2018

BNP Paribas has returned to the green bond market with a €500 million ($618 million), six-year offering paying a coupon of 1.00%.

Tideway completes £150m green private placement

London 'super sewer' developer Tideway has issued its third green bond, a £150 million ($214 million) private placement with an unnamed insurer.

NRW issues its largest sustainability bond

The State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has priced a €2.025 billion ($2.51 billion) sustainability bond – its largest ever.

People moves:Moody's, GGGI,Carbon Tracker, Citigroup, EU climate directorate, Citigroup, GCF, Vimine and ERM

Indonesia becomes first Asian sovereign green bond issuer

Indonesia has become the first Asian country to issue a sovereign green bond, in an issue that was upscaled to $1.25 billion and saw dramatic price tightening.

Green bond round-up, 07 February 2018

Belgium is expected to commence a series of meetings with investors tomorrow as it officially revealed its intention to issue a green bond "in the near future".

Oligopolistic rating agencies must be forced to consider ESG, says HLEG

The European Union should crack down on 'oligopolistic' credit rating agencies by forcing them to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their analysis, according to the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).

Nigeria's green bond slightly oversubscribed

Nigeria's inaugural green bond issue was just oversubscribed by 101 million naira ($300,000).

Green bonds round-up, 14 December 2017