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Trump, standardisation and aggregation are obstacles to green bonds - Fitch
11 May 2017The lack of comprehensive standards for green investments and mechanisms for aggregating small projects, as well as the retreat form climate change regulation under the Trump administration are the main hurdles to the growth of the green bond market, according to a report by Fitch.
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Green bond round-up, 10 May 2017
10 May 2017German development bank KfW has issued its largest ever green bond at €2 billion ($2.2 billion).
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ISO to consider green bond standard
03 May 2017The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is to consider setting up an international green bond standard, Environmental Finance has learned.
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S&P launches beefed-up green bond evaluation tool
26 April 2017S&P Global has launched its long-awaited Green Evaluation Tool after beefing-up the list of mitigation projects it can assess.
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First Pace bonds of the year to raise $444.5m
21 April 2017Ygrene is set to raise $176 million from its first Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) bond of the year.
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Green bond round-up, 12 April 2017
12 April 2017Pace finance providers Renovate America and Ygrene are set to issue green bonds this quarter Environmental Finance understands.
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Green bond roundup - 29 March 2017
29 March 2017The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has issued a AUD650 million ($495 million) green bond, its inaugural offering.
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NBAD raises $587m from first green bond
28 March 2017National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has priced its first green bond, which raised $587 million.
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Hannon Armstrong issues $84m green bond assessed by Moody's
28 March 2017Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure (HASI) has, for the first time, appointed a credit rating agency to assess the green credentials of its $84 million bond, in a move it believes could help it trade at a premium in the future.
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First green hybrid debt set to issue
21 March 2017A major European green bond issuer is gearing up to issue the first green-labelled hybrid security.