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Green bond round-up, 28 June 2017
28 June 2017New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to issue its fourth green bond this year, hoping to raise $500 million, which will make it the largest municipal issuer in the world.
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The legal risks of reporting climate risks
27 June 2017The Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations were widely welcomed by the market. But are there legal risks attached to their implementation, asks Hamza Ali
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Green bond round-up, 21 June 2017
21 June 2017Dutch power transmission company TenneT has issued its seventh green bond, raising €1 billion ($1.118bn).
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Apple returns to green bond market
14 June 2017Consumer electronics giant Apple has returned to the green bond market with its second deal.
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Utilities that are renewables leaders have competitive advantage - S&P
12 June 2017European utilities companies that are market leaders in renewables have a clear competitive advantage as the sector transforms, according to a report by S&P.
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Green bond round-up, 7 June
07 June 2017Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) affordable housing bond, its first in the social bond market.
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Trump, standardisation and aggregation are obstacles to green bonds - Fitch
11 May 2017The lack of comprehensive standards for green investments and mechanisms for aggregating small projects, as well as the retreat form climate change regulation under the Trump administration are the main hurdles to the growth of the green bond market, according to a report by Fitch.
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Latin America index best prepared for low-carbon transition
10 May 2017S&P's Latin American index offers the best support for the transition to a low-carbon economy despite having scored badly on its carbon footprint, according to a new index measuring scorecard launched by S&P Trucost.
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Green bond round-up, 10 May 2017
10 May 2017German development bank KfW has issued its largest ever green bond at €2 billion ($2.2 billion).
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S&P launches first assessment under green evaluation tool
05 May 2017S&P Global has issued the first assessment under its Green Evaluation Tool just one week after it launched.