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  • Abengoa issues first green bond

    22 September 2014

    Spanish alternative energy firm Abengoa is to issue a €500 million ($643 million) green bond.

  • Barclays promises £1bn to green bond market by next year

    22 September 2014

    Barclays has pledged to invest at least £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in the green bond market, in order to help it develop.

  • IFC's first retail green bond gets 'positive reception' as it raises $5.6m

    19 September 2014

    The World Bank's IFC raised $5.6 million this week in a new type of green bond issue designed for retail clients.

  • World Bank sells $250m green bond to California

    19 September 2014

    The World Bank has sold a $250 million green bond to the State of California.

  • Ontario establishes green bond programme

    18 September 2014

    Ontario is launching a green bond programme, which it says will make it the first government in Canada to tap the rapidly growing market.

  • Morgan Stanley offers clients more sustainable investment options

    17 September 2014

    Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has added two sustainable investing portfolios to its range of managed accounts.

  • Housing association issues £150m green bond based on ESG performance

    12 September 2014

    A UK housing association has this week launched the first labelled green bond from the public housing sector.

  • IFC to issue first retail green bond

    12 September 2014

    The World Bank's IFC plans to close a green bond on Monday, in a new type of issue designed for retail clients.

  • Agence Française de Développement issues inaugural benchmark green bond

    12 September 2014

    The 10-year offering – the development agency's first green bond – is reported to have a coupon of 1.375%. AFD has a AA rating from Standard & Poor's.

  • German bank to launch 'sustainable' covered bonds

    10 September 2014

    German bank Munchener Hypothekenbank (MunchenerHyp) is preparing to launch a €300 million ($388 million) issue of sustainable covered bonds, or Pfandbriefe, later this month.