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  • TfL attracts Deutsche Bank on £400m green bond

    20 April 2015

    Transport for London (TfL) has issued a £400 million ($598 million) green bond, which has attracted investors including Deutsche Bank.

  • Good reporting behind broadening of investors for Ile de France green bond

    20 April 2015

    Good reporting has prompted 'remarkable' growth in Region Ile de France's investor base for its latest sustainability bond, the issuer claims.

  • NIB returns to green bond market with SEK1bn offering

    17 April 2015

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a SEK1 billion green bond.

  • EC calls for green bond securitisations and better non-financial reporting

    16 April 2015

    EU policymakers must ramp up their efforts to promote climate-friendly investment through securitised green bonds and improved non-financial disclosure, according to a report from the European Commission (EC).

  • Order book reaches €1bn on FMO's latest Sustainability Bond

    14 April 2015

    Dutch development bank FMO has priced its second €500 million ($534 million) green Sustainability Bond, which attracted more than $1 billion of investor interest.

  • Second opinions won't ensure integrity of green bonds, says KPMG

    14 April 2015

    Investors need to push for greater transparency in the green bond market, according to experts at KPMG, who say second opinions are not sufficient to ensure market integrity.

  • Transport for London to roadshow 'benchmark' green bond

    10 April 2015

    Transport for London (TfL) – the body responsible for London's public transport and associated infrastructure – is planning to issue a green bond.

  • Unibail's second green bond six-times oversubscribed

    10 April 2015

    Demand for the second green bond from real estate firm Unibail Rodamco outstripped supply six-fold.

  • Berlin Hyp plans 'world's first covered green bond'

    10 April 2015

    German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp is planning to launch what it says is the world's first covered green bond.

  • KFW plans to invest €1bn in green bonds

    09 April 2015

    German development bank KfW has ramped up its commitment to the green bond market, by announcing its intention to invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the market. The bank has already announced plans to issue up to €3 billion ($3.2 billion) of green bonds this year.