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IDBI launches inaugural benchmark-sized green bond
23 November 2015The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) has launched its inaugural green bond and the second from India to be denominated in dollars.
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IADB plans green bonds for energy efficiency projects in Latin America
11 November 2015The $217 million allocated by the UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) to green bonds for energy efficiency projects in Latin America, will contribute to two asset-backed securitisation programmes planned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
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EF BRIEFS: Parametric, ADB, NYSERDA, Nordea
09 November 2015Parametric Portfolio Associates, a US investment manager, has launched two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and appointed Jennifer Sireklove to the new role of head of responsible investing.
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GCF gets go-ahead for $168m investment in eight initial projects
09 November 2015The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been given the green light to allocate $168 million to its first eight projects, in a move it expects will result in $1.3 billion of total investment by 2020.
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Deutsche Bank commits to building out ESG and impact investing
30 October 2015Deutsche Bank has committed to expanding its sustainable investment offering as part of its drastic overhaul.
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Green bond comment, October
28 October 2015A series of chunky issues have provided a welcome boost the green bond market in recent weeks.
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'One fifth of new bonds could be labelled green by 2020' says SEB's Flensborg
28 October 2015Green bond pioneer Christopher Flensborg has predicted that the asset class will account for up to a fifth of all bond issuance between now and the end of the decade.
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Mexico Stock Exchange to launch green bond list
26 October 2015Mexico's stock exchange plans to launch the first green bond segment outside Europe, as it seeks to lay the foundations for the development of a market in the country.
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Not all types of water projects should be considered green
23 October 2015There is a huge need for infrastructure spending on water projects. But not all of these investments should be eligible for green bonds, argues Giulio Boccaletti
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SMBC becomes Japan's first corporate green bond issuer
16 October 2015Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has become Japan's first corporate green bond issuer with its inaugural $500 million offering.