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Green bond industry groups turn spotlight on property sector
03 June 2015Two reports aiming to establish best practice among green bond issuers in the real estate sector have been published by separate industry groups.
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EY becomes climate bond verifier
20 January 2015Auditing giant EY has signed up to be a verifier for a set of green bond standards being developed by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), marking a "milestone" in the development of the programme.
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A review of the green bond market in 2014
18 December 2014The green bond market trebled in size in 2014 - but who were the big winners and can the breakneck speed of expansion continue, asks Peter Cripps
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Most green bonds include second opinion, according to CBI data
11 December 2014More than half of green bonds issued in 2014 included a second opinion on their environmental credentials, according to data from the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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OPIC issues 'green guarantees' for South America's largest solar project
26 November 2014The Overseas Private Investor Corporation (OPIC) has issued another set of 'green guarantees' to help raise $26.5 million towards financing the largest solar power project in South America.
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First non-GO muni green bond issued
25 November 2014A small island off the east coast of the US has become the first municipality to issue a non-General Obligation (GO) green bond.
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People moves
20 November 2014A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Calvert, SEP and Jupiter
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Hawaii is first US municipal to issue asset-backed green bond
18 November 2014Hawaii has joined the growing number of US municipalities to tap the green bond market, launching a $150 million issue.
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Barclays and MSCI launch green bond index, excluding Unilever
13 November 2014Barclays and MSCI have today launched their Green Bond Index, excluding major issues from Unilever and Iberdrola.
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The rise of the green bond index
06 November 2014Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays/MSCI and Standard & Poor's have started green bond indexes. What impact will they have on the fledgling market, ask Sophie Robinson-Tillett and Peter Cripps