EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions
The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we…
Green Bonds,Policy
Results for Climate Bonds Initiative
The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we…
Green Bonds,Policy
An updated version of the Climate Bonds Standard framework has been published that acts as a ‘universal…
Green Bonds
Will the EU's taxonomy succeed in boosting the flow of finance to a low-carbon economy, asks Elena K Johansson
A credit facility that aims to issue $1 billion in green bonds to fund sustainable soy production in…
Debt,Investors
Revised proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) from the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable…
Green Bonds,Policy
There has been a flurry of good news from the green, social and sustainability bond market in recent months. Here are three reasons to be cheerful.
Green Bonds
JP Morgan has created an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tilted, high-yield corporate bond…
ESG,Green Bonds,Investors
ANZ has arranged a green loan worth AUD170 million ($122 million) with real estate company Investa, which…
Debt,ESG,Investors
Green Bonds
The International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has set out ten principles that…
ESG,Policy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and World Bank, issuers of the first green bonds in 2007 and 2008…
Green Bonds,Investors,Policy
German real estate bank, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, has issued its second €500 million ($580 million) green…
As the green bond market has grown, a plethora of national and regional standards has sprung up. What do they bring to the market and are they necessary, ask Michael Hurley and Peter Cripps
Green Bonds
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to return to the green bond market with…
Green Bonds
Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first…
Green Bonds
The European Commission has a highly ambitious target – to develop a taxonomy to define what is green and act as a compass for sustainable finance. But there's a long and rocky road ahead for this controversial initiative, find Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps
Debt,Investors,Policy
KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500…
Green Bonds
DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its…
Green Bonds
Wetlands, watersheds and forests will become an acceptable use of proceeds for Climate Bonds Initiative…
Green Bonds,Water
The IFC has encouraged emerging market countries to follow Fiji in issuing a green bond, as it publishes…
Green Bonds,Investors
ESG in Fixed Income featuring Green bonds Europe
Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA 2018
Green Equities 2018
Green Bonds Americas 2018
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?