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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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Investors call for green bond standards
10 February 2015A group of more than 20 buyers of green bonds have called for the development of standards to help the fledgling market's rapid growth continue.
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Ambienta exceeds €300m target for second environmental fund
04 November 2014Ambienta, an Italian private equity firm, has closed its second environmental technology fund, having raised €323.5 million ($405 million).
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Investors and issuers pledge to expand green bonds market
23 September 2014A group of institutional investors, with more than $2 trillion in assets under management, has pledged to work "to grow a large and robust [green bond] market that makes a real contribution to addressing climate change".
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Barclays promises £1bn to green bond market by next year
22 September 2014Barclays has pledged to invest at least £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in the green bond market, in order to help it develop.
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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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KfW makes debut in green bond market with record €1.5bn issue
15 July 2014German development bank KfW has issued its first green bond – a €1.5 billion ($2.0 billion) offering which it claims is the largest ever single issue.
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Zurich doubles green bond commitment to $2bn
14 July 2014Zurich Insurance Group has doubled – to $2 billion – its commitment to buy green bonds, in a move that will see it expand its mandate to include issues denominated in European currencies.
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$5trn investor group pushes for sustainability action
22 May 2014There is a "moral, financial and economic case for action" from the investment community to deal with environmental risks that intersect with financial markets, a report published by 11 major investors has claimed.
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First World Bank euro-denominated green bond raises €550m
14 March 2014The World Bank has issued its first benchmark sized green bond denominated in euros, in a "landmark" transaction that will help the European market scale up.