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  • French recycling firm issues €480m green bond

    25 March 2015

    A French recycling company has issued a €480 million ($526 million) green bond to help refinance its assets.

  • S&P calls for more transparency in green bonds market

    25 March 2015

    The growing number of participants in the green bond market brings new risks and heightens the need for more transparency, rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned.

  • NAB declares renewables ambitions after A$205m green bond placement

    20 March 2015

    National Australia Bank (NAB) has said it wants to become a "global leader" in the renewables debt space after underwriting its second green bond.

  • Swedish property firm issues green bond for renewable energy

    19 March 2015

    Swedish property firm Wallenstam has issued a SEK500 million ($58 million) green bond to support its renewable energy operations.

  • Chicago schools launch green bond, but would it flunk transparency test?

    18 March 2015

    The City of Chicago's education department plans to issue a $20 million 'green bond' to help fund capital improvement projects that improve energy efficiency in existing buildings.

  • Green bond market poised for global expansion, says BAML

    16 March 2015

    Green bonds are set to expand into new regions this year, as the fast-growing market continues to mature, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML).

  • Yieldcos to bolster high-yield green bond market, says expert at Calvert

    16 March 2015

    The renewable energy market's love affair with 'yieldcos' will boost the green bond market this year, according to environmental and social investor Calvert.

  • First Islamic green bonds expected this year

    13 March 2015

    Debt market professionals in the Middle East expect to see the first 'green sukuk' – the Islamic equivalent of green bonds – issued later this year.

  • BlackRock, AP4 and State Street among buyers of ADB's first green bond

    13 March 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sold its inaugural, $500 million green bond to 44 investors.

  • ADB issues first labelled green bond

    12 March 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched its first green bond to support climate change projects in the region.