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Shareholders criticise BlackRock's environmental voting [Updated]
28 November 2016BlackRock has been criticised by shareholders for failing to back climate change resolutions despite publicly calling for investors to take action on the issue.
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Signatories to GBPs break through 100-mark
28 October 2015The number of signatories to the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has broken through the 100-mark, representing another milestone in the market's rapid growth.
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State Street launches world's first index-linked green bond fund
08 May 2015The world's first index-linked green bond fund has been launched for institutional investors.
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BlackRock, AP4 and State Street among buyers of ADB's first green bond
13 March 2015The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold its inaugural, $500 million green bond to 44 investors.
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NIB issues $500m green bond for Nordic projects
25 September 2014The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a "benchmark" $500 million green bond.
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IIRC launches integrated reporting framework
10 December 2013A framework to help companies expand their reports beyond financial metrics and include measures of sustainability has been launched, marking "an important milestone" in the evolution of 'integrated reporting'.
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BlackRock, CalSTRS snap up BoA's $500m green bond
22 November 2013BlackRock, California State Teachers' Retirement System and TIAA-CREF were among the investors in Bank of America's first-ever green bond.
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IFC issues second $1bn green bond of 2013
06 November 2013The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its second $1 billion green bond of 2013, and called on other development banks to follow it with more 'benchmark' issues.
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Calvert launches innovative green bond fund
31 October 2013Calvert Investments has today launched an innovative green bond fund designed to tap into growing demand for environmentally friendly investments.
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World Bank issues $550m green bond
12 August 2013The World Bank has returned to the green bond market in a follow-up to its record-breaking $1 billion offering earlier this year.