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Opportunity awaits - Financing Asia's green buildings through green bonds
One of the most significant growth opportunities in the capital markets today is in green bonds in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the IFC.
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The anatomy of a taxonomy
11 July 2018The European Commission has a highly ambitious target - to develop a taxonomy to define what is green and act as a compass for sustainable finance. But there's a long and rocky road ahead for this controversial initiative, find Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps
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Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced
13 June 2018The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.
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CBI updates green bond water criteria to accommodate natural capital
23 May 2018Wetlands, watersheds and forests will become an acceptable use of proceeds for Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)-certified green bonds under revised criteria.
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South Korea could be regional leader in green bonds, says CBI
20 March 2018South Korea has potential to become a major issuer of green bonds, the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) said.
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Figueres: infrastructure bonds should be green bonds
20 March 2018Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres issued a rallying call for cities, governments and large companies to issue green bonds to finance their infrastructure projects, as she seeks to shift the market's growth into a higher gear.
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Chinese green bond market needs to grow further
09 February 2018Green bond issuance from China has to grow tenfold in just three years if the country is to have a large slice of the $1 trillion target per year by 2020, a report has argued.
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Brazil poised for more green bonds
03 October 2017Several more green bonds from Brazilian issuers are imminent, market insiders say.
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Green bond comment: Back to work!
06 September 2017The summer holiday is over for the green bond market.
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Lessons from the Repsol bond
02 August 2017I recently had an interesting chat with a leading green bond underwriter. He wanted to know whether I thought a green bond to finance energy-from-waste would be well received by the market.