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  • Green bond round-up, 21 June 2017

    21 June 2017

    Dutch power transmission company TenneT has issued its seventh green bond, raising €1 billion ($1.118bn).

  • Apple returns to green bond market

    14 June 2017

    Consumer electronics giant Apple has returned to the green bond market with its second deal.

  • S&P launches first assessment under green evaluation tool

    05 May 2017

    S&P Global has issued the first assessment under its Green Evaluation Tool just one week after it launched.

  • 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 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.

  • 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.