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Green bond market sees first Brazilian issuer in €500m deal
08 June 2015Brazilian food giant BRF has become the first Brazilian company to tap the green bond market.
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Waste-to-product company eyes €150m retail green bond
26 May 2015British 'waste-to-product' firm Shanks will issue a green bond of up to €150 million ($164 million) for retail investors.
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Credit Agricole develops green bond framework with second opinion
11 May 2015Credit Agricole CIB has created a green bond framework for its own privately placed issues, which has gained approval from Sustainalytics.
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ESG-themed bond fund launches in US
22 April 2015Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched a US social bond fund, targeting corporate and municipal notes.
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A range of opinions
13 April 2015Second-party opinion providers are becoming increasingly important to the green bond market. Sophie Robinson Tillett takes a look at the different providers
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Trucost to enter green bond market
30 October 2014Environmental data firm Trucost is set to join the growing throng of verifiers servicing the rapidly expanding green bond market.
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Sainsbury's secures £200m 'green loan' to fund low-carbon projects
21 July 2014UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has agreed a £200 million ($342 million) loan from Rabobank to support its programme of carbon reduction and sustainability projects.
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Swiss stock exchange creates sustainability index
17 June 2014Swiss stock exchange SIX has launched a sustainability index, containing its 25 "most sustainable" stocks.
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FMO raises €500m in first 'sustainability bond'
07 November 2013Dutch development bank FMO has raised €500 million ($675.2 million) by issuing its first ever publicly offered 'sustainability bond'.
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New sustainability index outperforms general stock market
18 September 2013An equity index based on companies committed to the 10 sustainability principles of the UN Global Compact significantly outperformed the general stock market over the past year.