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Land of the rising green bond
19 April 2019After a year of stellar growth, what are the prospects of Japan's green bond market, asks Elena K. Johansson
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Green bond comment, April: A return to form
03 April 2019After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.
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Winners of Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 honoured by market
02 April 2019The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.
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Green bond comment, March 2019: What role should green bonds play in the energy transition?
06 March 2019Italian oil and gas distribution firm Snam recently issued a 'climate action bond' that divided opinion.
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Amundi's one-year-old green bond fund 'ahead of schedule'
04 March 2019The world's largest green bond fund bought more green-labelled issuance in its first year than originally anticipated, Frédéric Samama tells Michael Hurley
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Green bond funds struggle in tough 2018
22 February 2019In a tough year for fixed income markets, most green bond funds lagged their benchmarks. Peter Cripps and Elena K. Johansson report
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Green bond comment, February: Europe shows the way
06 February 2019European issuers, investors and regulators are in the driving seat as the green bond market prepares for further growth, says Graham Cooper.
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The argument for green bonds from 'pureplays'
05 December 2018Bond issuers that make 100% of their revenues from green activities should be considered as being in compliance with the Green Bond Principles, argues Suzanne Buchta
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Green bond comment, November 2018
07 November 2018The power of green bonds was highlighted to me this week during a trip to Dublin for Climate Innovation Summit run by Climate-KIC.
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Green bonds: a different take on 'additionality'
26 October 2018As the green bond market grows, the discussion around 'additionality' has increased in importance. However, we must keep a longer term view in mind when discussing the topic, argues Jacob Michaelsen