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  • KfW makes debut in sterling green bond market

    24 July 2015

    KfW has issued its first sterling-denominated green bond. The £500 million ($775 million) issue had been expected and continues the development bank's efforts to boost liquidity in the green bond market.

  • Real estate sector faces stranded asset risk, green bonds could help, says HSBC

    23 July 2015

    Green bonds will increasingly be used to adapt buildings to make them more resilient to climate change, as the real estate sector faces up to its own version of 'stranded asset' risk, a report has predicted.

  • Barclays and MSCI launch review of green bond index rules

    21 July 2015

    Barclays and MSCI are calling on players in the green bond market to give their views on the companies' green bond index.

  • GBPs could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds

    20 July 2015

    The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) could be expanded to cover social and sustainability bonds under proposals published by three underwriters.

  • TerraForm Global to offer $800m green bond alongside IPO

    20 July 2015

    SunEdison's latest yieldco, TerraForm Global, will offer an $800 million green bond alongside its IPO on Nasdaq today.

  • Climate Bonds Initiative to revamp its standards

    17 July 2015

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is set to relaunch its green bond standards in a move it claims will boost investor confidence in the market.

  • China's Goldwind prices $300m green bond

    16 July 2015

    Chinese renewables giant Goldwind has priced a $300 million green bond, marking the country's much-anticipated entry into the market.

  • New York State plans $475m green bond

    15 July 2015

    New York State plans to issue a $475.1 million green bond to help finance and refinance water projects, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • TerraForm Power prices $300m green bond

    15 July 2015

    TerraForm Power has priced a $300 million green bond that will help it buy a portfolio of wind power assets from Invenergy.

  • Solar ABS set to remain at BBB level for time being, says S&P

    14 July 2015

    The credit ratings of solar securitisations are likely to be stuck at low investment grade, at least for the time being, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P).