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Link REIT's $500m green bond is Hong Kong's first
15 July 2016Property firm Link REIT has issued a $500 million green bond.
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Brazilian paper company issues $500m green bond for forestry projects
12 July 2016Suzano Papel e Celulose, one of Brazil's largest paper producers, has priced a $500 million green bond to fund a variety of potential projects associated with its production of eucalyptus pulp and paper.
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BNG issues €1bn social bond to finance housing associations
11 July 2016Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG), a Dutch public sector bank, has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) bond to support the social housing sector in the Netherlands. It is believed to be the first social bond issued in line with the guidance on such issues in the recently revised Green Bond Principles.
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Chinese bank issues largest international green bond
06 July 2016One of China's largest state-owned commercial banks has issued the largest green bond to date in the international markets.
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INDCs to become 'significant' ratings driver, says Moody's
28 June 2016Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) will become key ratings drivers as countries enact and ratify the landmark Paris climate agreement, according to a report by Moody's.
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Obvion allocates inaugural green RMBS only to green investors
09 June 2016Dutch mortgage lender Obvion has priced its inaugural green residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS), allocating the entire bond to green investors.
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EF BRIEFS: Gothenburg, IEA, MTA, SunEdison
01 June 2016The City of Gothenburg is gearing up to tap the green bond market for the fourth time.
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Moody's issues two more green bond assessments
01 June 2016Less than a week after Moody's launched its inaugural Green Bond Assessment (GBA), the ratings agency has issued two more.
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Rabobank to roadshow world's first green RMBS
24 May 2016A Rabobank Group subsidiary has launched what it claims is the first green residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) programme in the world.
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EF BRIEFS: FSB, Axis Bank, EIB, Stockholm, Canadian Solar, GRI, BP
23 May 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed nine more members to its new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.