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Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals

Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.

Green bonds round-up, 17 October 2018

German commercial bank Berlin Hyp has raised €500 million ($578 million) from its third green Pfandbrief. This takes the total green debt issued by the bank to €3 billion.

Green bond round-up, 10 October 2018

Losing faith in fossil fuels

The Church of Sweden Pension Fund applies strict fossil fuel exclusion criteria to its investments and allows scope for a relatively large tracking error in its pursuit of sustainable returns. Carl Cederberg, the fund's CEO, explains why to Michael Hurley

Green bond round-up, 26 September 2018

The Asian Development Bank has issued a $750 million green bond – its first benchmark transaction denominated in USD since August last year.

EIB enters sustainability bond arena with ground-breaking issue

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its inaugural Sustainability Awareness Bond (SAB), the first in a series that expands its labelled bond issuance programme beyond Climate Awareness Bonds (CABs).

Green bonds round-up, 5 September 2018

German real estate bank, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, has issued its second €500 million ($580 million) green Pfandbrief.

People Moves: CISL, RCG, ATP, CalPERS, Global Wind Service and Earth Capital Partners

Martin Porter and Ursula Woodburn have been appointed to senior roles in Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's (CISL) policy team, to strengthen its European presence in the Brussels office.

The growing pains of green bond funds

A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports

Green bond round-up, 8 August 2018

SEB observes ‘considerable’ slowdown in July issuance