Archive

  • Show me the green money!

    22 August 2016

    Issuers of green bonds are increasingly seeking 'green investors'. But how to define a green investor, and why target them, asks Hamza Ali

  • China issues $6bn of green bonds in one week

    25 July 2016

    Three Chinese issuers came to the market with CNY40.25 billion ($6.03 billion) of domestic green bonds last week, continuing a strong year for the country's green bond market.

  • Climate-aligned bond universe grew by $96bn in 2015, says CBI

    01 July 2016

    The size of the "climate-aligned" bond universe has grown by $96 billion in the past 12 months, according to Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Paris targets and green infrastructure will be focus of Green Bonds conference

    08 June 2016

    A slew of recent green bonds to finance water, transport and grid connection projects highlights the growing demand for climate-friendly infrastructure.

  • Green bonds turn social

    01 June 2016

    With a slew of 'sustainability' bonds coming to market in recent weeks, Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at what the trend – and an imminent set of Social Bond Principles – means for the green bond market

  • EF BRIEFS: Appaloosa, SunEdison, GSSG, 'Green premium'

    04 May 2016

    David Tepper's Appaloosa Management is calling for an independent bankruptcy probe of SunEdison.

  • More winners announced in Green Bond Awards

    04 May 2016

    A second wave of winners has been announced in Environmental Finance's inaugural Green Bond Awards.

  • Setting the standard

    30 March 2016

    As the market grows, so too does the number of companies and organisations 'defining' what is acceptable as a green bond. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the patchwork of offerings and how they are set to develop

  • CBI and WBCSD partner on corporate green bonds

    29 February 2016

    Two sustainable business and finance initiatives have joined forces in a bid to boost the corporate green bond market.

  • China alone 'could smash 2015's global green bond record'

    04 February 2016

    China could issue more green bonds in 2016 than the entire world did last year, according to one expert, who says global sovereign issuance will also boost the market in coming months.