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  • 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.

  • Berlin Hyp prices €500m green bond

    19 September 2016

    German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp has priced a €500 million ($558 million) green bond that it hopes will build on the success of its award-winning inaugural issue.

  • S&P Global Ratings develops green bond and ESG assessment tools

    09 September 2016

    S&P Global Ratings is developing a green bond evaluation tool, making it the latest in a series of players to launch a product to help investors quantify the green credentials of an issue.

  • Mexico City to issue green bond for airport

    08 September 2016

    Mexico City is gearing up to issue a 'first of its kind' green bond to help finance the construction of its new airport.

  • Green bond comment - August

    02 September 2016

    The green bond market could see $100 billion of issues this year.

  • Real estate green bonds have potential to grow, says S&P

    24 August 2016

    The market for green bonds that raise capital to improve the environmental credentials of buildings has the potential to grow, according to a report by S&P Global Ratings.