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  • ISO to consider green bond standard

    03 May 2017

    The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is to consider setting up an international green bond standard, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • S&P launches beefed-up green bond evaluation tool

    26 April 2017

    S&P Global has launched its long-awaited Green Evaluation Tool after beefing-up the list of mitigation projects it can assess.

  • RobecoSAM & S&P's 'smart ESG' index outperforms in inaugural year

    24 April 2017

    A global index based on RobecoSAM's 'smart' environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has outperformed its benchmark in its first year.

  • Green bond round-up, 12 April 2017

    12 April 2017

    Pace finance providers Renovate America and Ygrene are set to issue green bonds this quarter Environmental Finance understands.

  • Green bond roundup - 29 March 2017

    29 March 2017

    The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has issued a AUD650 million ($495 million) green bond, its inaugural offering.

  • Nigeria publishes green bond guidelines as it gears up to issue

    09 March 2017

    The Nigerian government has published green bond guidelines as it gears up to become the first African sovereign to tap the market.

  • Upgrading ESG

    08 March 2017

    Are credit ratings subprime when it comes to integrating ESG risks, asks Hamza Ali

  • TCFD could help companies deal with first mover risk when it comes to climate disclosure

    03 March 2017

    The Financial Stability Board's Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendation that companies should use scenario analyses in their reporting could reduce the competitive risks attached to revealing strategically sensitive data.

  • Green bond round-up, 1 March 2017

    01 March 2017

    National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued a €500 million ($526 million) green bond, the largest from an Australian issuer.

  • NRW prepares to issue record-breaking sustainability bond

    27 February 2017

    The German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is gearing up to issue the biggest sustainability bond on the market, Environmental Finance can reveal.