Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: ET Risk, Latvenergo, Morgan Stanley, TerraForm Global, ICO

    06 April 2016

    A coalition of think-tanks, researchers and financial companies will develop a framework to assess the potential financial impacts on securities created by the transition to a lower-carbon economy.

  • Moody's names more taxonomies it will use in its Green Bond Assessments

    06 April 2016

    Moody's has named three taxonomies it will use in addition to the Green Bond Principles to help it assess the environmental credentials of green bonds.

  • EIB reaffirms commitment to developing the green bond market

    05 April 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) remains firmly committed to "improving the financial attractiveness" of the green bond market, says Bertrand de Mazières, the bank's director general of finance.

  • China's first corporate green bond approved under national standards

    05 April 2016

    Concord New Energy has become the first Chinese corporation to be approved to issue green bonds under its national standards.

  • EF BRIEFS: Nairobi, Qatar, California, Poland

    01 April 2016

    Nairobi and Qatar are the latest stock exchanges to sign up to the Sustainable Stock Exchanges' campaign to 'close the environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance gap'.

  • TenneT launches €300m green Schuldschein to finance wind ambitions

    01 April 2016

    Dutch grid operator TenneT has launched a €300 million ($341 million) green Schuldschein, to part finance its portfolio of wind projects.

  • Nordex doubles size of green Schuldschein to €550m

    01 April 2016

    Nordex has upsized its green Schuldschein to €550 million ($625 million) from €250 million, in response to strong investor demand.

  • Moody's releases green bond assessment methodology

    31 March 2016

    Moody's has released its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) methodology after making several key amendments following consultation with the market.

  • EF BRIEFS: BRICS, Impax, Hubei, BoCom

    30 March 2016

    The BRICS development bank will issue RMB3 billion ($463 million) of green bonds in the Chinese market as part of its first funding round, it has confirmed.

  • IFC upsizes 10-year dollar green bond

    30 March 2016

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has priced a $700 million 10-year green bond.