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Setting the standard
30 March 2016As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop
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NWB Bank prices $1bn, 10-year green bond
21 March 2016Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has returned to the green bond market, after pricing its first dollar-denominated transaction.
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Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Minimising Risks
22 February 2016There are numerous risks that investors need to be aware of when buying green bonds, argues Philip Ludvigsen
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Cicero ends second opinion exclusivity deal with SEB and HSBC
12 February 2016The Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, (Cicero) hopes to provide second opinion for a greater number of green bond issuers, after ending its exclusivity agreement to work with the clients of SEB and HSBC.
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Kommuninvest says planned green bond will be 'first of many'
12 February 2016Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest hopes to follow its planned inaugural green bond with a second this year, as it continues to build up its green loan book.
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Indian renewables firm launches INR3bn green bond
09 February 2016Hero Future Energies has commenced the sale of the first green notes under India's new green bond standards.
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Green bond funds launched in 2015 are worth nearly €600m
14 January 20162015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.
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Flensborg predicts green bond market will double in 2016
13 January 2016Green bond issuance will double this year, according to SEB's head of sustainable products, Christopher Flensborg.
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EIB issues SEK1bn green bond
13 January 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a five-year SEK1 billion ($117.3 million) green bond, its second of the year.
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Indian regulator finalises national green bond standards
12 January 2016The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalised its inaugural set of green bond standards, making it the second Asian country to make such a move in as many weeks.