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World Bank sells $250m green bond to California
19 September 2014The World Bank has sold a $250 million green bond to the State of California.
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World Bank sells options to stimulate methane reductions
16 September 2014The World Bank is launching a novel financing mechanism to attract private sector capital to projects that prevent or reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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IFC to issue first retail green bond
12 September 2014The World Bank's IFC plans to close a green bond on Monday, in a new type of issue designed for retail clients.
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The Equator Principles: the push for Asia
21 August 2014The Equator Principles have successfully attracted signatories in the developed world, but the support of banks in rapidly growing Asian markets remains elusive. Peter Cripps looks at the prospects for the initiative.
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World Bank sells $12m green bond to Merrill Lynch clients
21 August 2014The World Bank has sold a $12 million green bond exclusively to clients of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
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Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green
12 August 2014Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports
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Seeing the green bonds for the trees
11 July 2014With the green bond market experiencing rapid growth, a new type of 'REDD+ bond' that supports sustainable forestry and agriculture has been proposed. Rupert Edwards and Gloria Gonzalez explain
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Kinnersley launches fixed income firm after leaving Nikko
27 June 2014Stuart Kinnersley, formerly chief investment officer at Nikko Asset Management has left the firm after 16 years to set up a new company with Stephen Fitzgerald, a former head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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World Bank agrees $178.5m for Ethiopian geothermal
30 May 2014The World Bank has agreed a $178.5 million loan to finance geothermal development in Ethiopia, with the aim of making the country a "regional power hub".
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Carbon markets now worth $30bn, says World Bank
28 May 2014The world's emissions trading systems, for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, are now worth about $30 billion, following the launch of eight new markets in 2013, the World Bank says.