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  • Green bond comment: November

    07 December 2016

    November has been a blockbuster month for the green bond market, with multiple record breaking issues.

  • Poland surprises the market and launches green bond

    06 December 2016

    Poland has emerged as the surprise frontrunner in the race to issue the world first sovereign green bond.

  • Green bond market doubles to $84bn

    02 December 2016

    Green bond issuance has doubled last year's total to reach a record breaking $84 billion, thanks in part to a giant green bond issued by China's Bank of Communications (BoCom), Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Emerging markets are five times more vulnerable to natural disasters, says Moody's

    29 November 2016

    Emerging market sovereigns are five times more vulnerable to natural disasters than their developed market counterparts, according to a report by Moody's.

  • New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco

    23 November 2016

    After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali

  • S&P green bond evaluation tool to launch 'early next year'

    18 November 2016

    S&P Global Ratings, formerly known as Standard & Poor's, will launch its green bond evaluation tool early next year, after beefing up its methodology for adaptation technologies, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • Climate Bonds Initiative forecasts over $80bn green bonds in 2016

    11 November 2016

    Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has revised its forecast for green bond issuances in 2016 to $80 billion and "maybe higher".

  • ESG criteria helps asset managers preserve fees, says Moody's

    12 October 2016

    Growing demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies is allowing active asset managers preserve fees at a time where they have come under increasing pressure from passive investment strategies, according to a report.

  • TenneT prices third green bond

    11 October 2016

    TenneT has priced its third green bond, a €500 million ($554 million) issue that was revealed by Environmental Finance last week.

  • TenneT updates second opinion as it gears up for its third green bond

    03 October 2016

    TenneT is gearing up to issue its third green bond later this year, Environmental Finance can reveal.