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Development banks in initiative to harmonise green bond impact reporting
13 February 2015A number of multilateral development banks (MDBs) are working together to produce harmonised guidelines for reporting the impacts of green bonds, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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First-time issuers and IFIs to boost 2015 green bond market, says Morgan Stanley
12 February 2015The green bond market will continue to be boosted this year by first-time issuers, including financial institutions, according to a green bonds specialist at Morgan Stanley.
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GIB to publish Green Investment Handbook
11 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to launch a guidebook to help companies and investors measure the 'greenness' of their investments.
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Investors call for green bond standards
10 February 2015A group of more than 20 buyers of green bonds have called for the development of standards to help the fledgling market's rapid growth continue.
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Oekom launches ratings service for green bonds
09 February 2015German sustainability analysis company Oekom Research has launched a ratings service to help investors understand the environmental and social attributes of green bonds.
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US city to issue junk bond... with investment grade rating
06 February 2015A city in Washington state plans to issue a $20.39 million green bond to finance a capital spending programme on its waste collection and disposal service.
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Indiana launches green water bonds
06 February 2015The state of Indiana has launched a $136.99 million 'green' municipal bond to refinance loans that helped fund water improvement projects.
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KBN development bank issues 10-year $500m green bond
05 February 2015Norwegian development bank Kommunalbanken Norway (KBN) has issued a $500 million green bond.
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Oslo stock exchange publishes first green bond list
03 February 2015The Oslo stock exchange has become the first exchange to publish a listing of green bond issues.
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Green bonds 'need to attract additional capital'
28 January 2015The green bond market is currently little more than "a marketing tool" because it has often failed to channel additional capital into environmental projects, according to an influential renewables financier.