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Morgan Stanley to underwrite more bonds in battle against plastic waste
18 April 2019Morgan Stanley Global Capital Markets plans to underwrite more bonds to reduce plastic waste, as part of a new initiative to tackle the global problem.
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Green bonds round-up: IBRD, Folksam Group, Electrolux, Interstate Power & Light, Pace Funding Group, EBRD
27 March 2019The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), part of the World Bank Group, has tapped the €600 million ($675 million) green bond it issued in November to raise a further €250 million.
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Green bond round-up: Danske Bank, Cassa depositi e prestiti, Kommuninvest, Teonec, NYSERDA, NY State Housing and Vasakronan
20 March 2019Danske Bank has become a green bond issuer for the first time, in a deal worth €500 million ($568 million).
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Boston Common withdraws climate resolutions with Verizon and Home Depot
08 March 2019Boston Common Asset Management has withdrawn its climate-related shareholder resolutions with Verizon Communications and The Home Depot after reaching agreements with the companies.
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Green bonds round-up, 6 February
06 February 2019Bank of America has raised $500 million from what it said is the first social bond by a US bank.
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Green bond round-up, 30 January
30 January 2019Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.
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Simplify SDG finance to unleash scale, says UBS
23 January 2019UBS has called on the financial sector and policymakers to simplify and standardise investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help close the current financing gap to reach the goals.
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Green bonds round-up, 16 January
16 January 2019Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).
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Green bond round-up, 9 January 2019
09 January 2019The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued its first EUR-denominated green bond, worth €600 million ($684 million).
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Green Bonds round-up, 12 December
12 December 2018Swedish bank SEB has predicted that total green bond issuance could reach $240 billion in 2019, despite the market moving "sideways" this year.