CBI opens public consultation for agriculture criteria

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has opened a public consultation for the proposed expansion of the…

Green Bonds

Future of Sustainable Data Alliance launched in Davos

A Future of Sustainable Data Alliance has been announced at the World Economic Forum event in Davos

ESG

CBI launches waste management industry accreditation criteria

Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has launched its green bond standard covering the waste management industry.

Green Bonds

CBI criticised for hydropower accreditation proposal

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has been called on by a group of more than 200 civil society organisations…

Water

Nasdaq launches global green, social and sustainability bond platform

Nasdaq has launched an online platform to improve transparency across the green, social and sustainability…

Green Bonds

CBI says 2019 saw largest green bond spread compression

The first half of 2019 saw the largest average spread compression and oversubscription of green bonds…

Green Bonds

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

EU GBS-compatible Climate Bonds Standard gets CBI sign-off

An updated version of the Climate Bonds Standard framework has been published that acts as a ‘universal…

Green Bonds

Will the taxonomy deliver?

Will the EU's taxonomy succeed in boosting the flow of finance to a low-carbon economy, asks Elena K Johansson

Responsible soy credit facility to issue $1bn in green bonds

A credit facility that aims to issue $1 billion in green bonds to fund sustainable soy production in…

Debt,Investors

Green bond market should get a boost from proposed EU standards, say insiders

Revised proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) from the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable…

Green Bonds,Policy

Green bond comment, June 2019: Three reasons to be cheerful

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 launches high-yield corporate ESG bond index

JP Morgan has created an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tilted, high-yield corporate bond…

ESG,Green Bonds,Investors

Investa and ANZ seal first Australian corporate green loan

ANZ has arranged a green loan worth AUD170 million ($122 million) with real estate company Investa, which…

Debt,ESG,Investors

Green bond round-up, 10 October 2018

Green Bonds

Financial centres set out principles for sustainability taxonomies

The International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) has set out ten principles that…

ESG,Policy

EIB and World Bank join forces to boost green bond market

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and World Bank, issuers of the first green bonds in 2007 and 2008…

Green Bonds,Investors,Policy

Green bonds round-up, 5 September 2018

German real estate bank, Deutsche Hypothekenbank, has issued its second €500 million ($580 million) green…

Bearing the standard for green bond growth

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

Green bond round-up, 15 August 2018

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to return to the green bond market with…

Green Bonds