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Unilever's green bond: a difference of opinions
15 April 2015In the year since its launch, Unilever's green bond has divided opinion and been omitted from the Barclays MSCI green bond index. Here, leading figures from the two sides of the debate outline their thinking.
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World Bank's Kyte calls for 'more risk sharing' in green bond market
27 March 2015Green bond investors need to stop relying on the balance sheets of large issuers and start sharing some of the risk, according to the World Bank's Rachel Kyte.
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First Islamic green bonds expected this year
13 March 2015Debt market professionals in the Middle East expect to see the first 'green sukuk' – the Islamic equivalent of green bonds – issued later this year.
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World Bank responds to investor demand with second Green Growth Bond
11 March 2015The World Bank has launched its second index-linked green bond for retail investors, following the success of its inaugural issue in January.
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What is the future of high-yield green bonds?
04 March 2015There has been only a handful of high-yield green bonds to date, but this segment of the market has potential to grow. Impact reporting and the relaxation of restrictions on issuers are two ways in which high-yield paper may differ from investment grade issues, argue Aaron Franklin and Francesco Lione.
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Modi's $300bn renewables ambition for India
27 February 2015Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to spur a boom in renewables. Charles Yates looks at the opportunity – and some of the challenges – that lie ahead
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World Bank sells 30-year green bond to Zurich
20 February 2015The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD or World Bank) has issued a 30-year green bond exclusively for Zurich Insurance Group.
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Deutsche Bank launches €1bn green bond portfolio
20 February 2015Deutsche Bank has pledged to buy €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of green bonds, in a further sign of confidence in the market's prospects.
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World Bank launches its biggest US dollar green bond
20 February 2015The World Bank, through its International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has issued its largest US dollar-denominated green bond, raising $600 million.
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Development banks in initiative to harmonise green bond impact reporting
13 February 2015A number of multilateral development banks (MDBs) are working together to produce harmonised guidelines for reporting the impacts of green bonds, Environmental Finance can reveal.