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  • $80m green bond prices for hydropower

    21 July 2016

    An energy firm has priced an $80.05 million green bond, the proceeds of which will be used to complete the financing of a hydroelectricity project.

  • EF BRIEFS: Vermont green bond, SASB, TerraForm Global

    20 July 2016

    Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency has priced its second green bond.

  • Aurora plans $415.4m green-labelled water bond

    14 July 2016

    The city of Aurora in Colorado plans to issue its first green bond, raising $415.36 million.

  • BNG issues €1bn social bond to finance housing associations

    11 July 2016

    Bank 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.

  • Vermont set to issue $89m green bond

    28 June 2016

    Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency (VEHBFA) is set to issue an $89 million green bond, its first with a second opinion.

  • NIB and BNP Paribas join GBP ExCom

    24 June 2016

    Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and BNP Paribas have appointed to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

  • Renovate America prices its biggest ever green ABS

    07 June 2016

    Renovate America has priced a $305 million asset-backed security (ABS), its largest ever securitisation.

  • Green bonds turn social

    01 June 2016

    With a slew of 'sustainability' bonds coming to market in recent weeks, Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at what the trend – and an imminent set of Social Bond Principles – means for the green bond market

  • US municipalities launch $800m of green bonds for water projects

    01 June 2016

    Three US municipalities have announced issues of green bonds totalling almost $800 million to finance projects to deliver clean drinking water or treat wastewater.

  • Aegon backs out of coal and plans 'in-depth' assessment of climate risks

    26 May 2016

    Dutch insurer Aegon is the latest investor to divest from coal, citing concerns about stranded assets, and has committed to an in-depth assessment of its exposure to climate change risks.