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As well as risk and return, impact should be taken into consideration, argues Christopher J Wigley

Moody's has downgraded its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) on the $6 billion of bonds from Mexico City Airport Trust, from GB1 (the top score) to GB5 (the bottom score).

A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports

Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners has called on investors to dedicate a separate part of their portfolios to exclusively buy green bonds.

Mirova's Chris Wigley explains the firm's new methodology for impact measurement

Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps

As more investors look to buy green bonds, should they launch green bond funds or integrate them into mainstream portfolios?

Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling market's prospects for attracting corporate issuers.

2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

With only a handful of green bonds so far issued in sterling, what is holding the market back, asks Sophie Robinson-Tillett