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  • Paris climate summit to strengthen green bond market, says HSBC

    12 May 2015

    The rapidly growing green bond market could receive a further boost from a strong climate change agreement in December, a report by HSBC's climate change centre has claimed.

  • Credit Agricole develops green bond framework with second opinion

    11 May 2015

    Credit Agricole CIB has created a green bond framework for its own privately placed issues, which has gained approval from Sustainalytics.

  • San Francisco issues green bond for renewables upgrades

    11 May 2015

    San Francisco has issued a $32 million green bond that will help it to renovate some of its renewable power generation facilities.

  • State Street launches world's first index-linked green bond fund

    08 May 2015

    The world's first index-linked green bond fund has been launched for institutional investors.

  • Largest ever SEK green bond sold to finance district heating

    08 May 2015

    A SEK2.5 billion ($302 million) green bond has been issued to finance 'green' heating, marking the biggest ever Krona-denominated transaction in the market.

  • Germany's Capital Stage issues unlabelled green project bond

    06 May 2015

    Renewable energy operator Capital Stage has issued an unlabelled green project bond for a UK solar portfolio.

  • Green Bond Principles 'must tighten up on transparency'

    01 May 2015

    The Green Bond Principles should be strengthened in order to fill a "transparency gap" that is emerging in the market, according to an alliance of NGOs.

  • Centerbridge's oversubscribed green bond helps it buy Senvion

    01 May 2015

    Centerbridge Partners has completed its acquisition of wind turbine maker Senvion after raising €400 million ($440 million) through a green bond that was nearly twice oversubscribed.

  • Chinese farming giant eyes green bond market

    30 April 2015

    A Chinese aquaculture firm is considering tapping the green bond market.

  • JP Morgan steals underwriting crown for Q1 green bonds

    29 April 2015

    JP Morgan has been crowned the biggest underwriter of green bonds in the past quarter, taking pole position for the first time.