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ISO green bond standard working group to be established
02 August 2017The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved the development of an international green bond standard that experts say could strengthen the appeal of the green label for investors.
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Azure Power issues $500m green bond
31 July 2017Indian solar energy company Azure has issued a twice-oversubscribed green bond, shrugging off a turbulent Asian bonds market that has caused three other issues to be cancelled.
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Greenko to issue $1 bn green bond
10 July 2017Indian renewables company Greenko plans to raise $950 million from the issue of its second green bond.
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ESG integration still seen as 'nice to have' rather than 'must have', says PRI
07 July 2017Integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in credit risk analysis is still perceived as 'nice to have' rather than 'must have', by investors and credit rating agencies, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) association.
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Green bond round-up, 28 June 2017
28 June 2017New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to issue its fourth green bond this year, hoping to raise $500 million, which will make it the largest municipal issuer in the world.
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US Yieldcos: escaping the parent trap
23 June 2017A recent spate of M&As in the yieldco space seems to point to a new chapter in the model's evolution. Hamza Ali reports
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People Moves: Moody's, South Pole, RobecoSAM, Renovate, GSC
16 June 2017Henry Shilling is to retire from Moody's Investor Service at the end of the month.
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Apple returns to green bond market
14 June 2017Consumer electronics giant Apple has returned to the green bond market with its second deal.
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Green bond round-up, 7 June
07 June 2017Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) affordable housing bond, its first in the social bond market.
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Obvion prepares second green bond
16 May 2017Obvion, the largest mortgage lender in the Netherlands, is gearing up to issue its second green asset backed security (ABS).