Green bonds round-up, 14 November 2018

Netherlands-based ING Group has completed a dual-tranche green bond worth $2.96 billion, making it the…

Green Bonds

The growing pains of green bond funds

A lack of size, diversification and awareness are among the main challenges facing the fledgling green bond market, a poll of fund managers has revealed. Molly Wilson reports

Debt

Green bond funds double AuM in 12 months (Full table here)

Total assets under management (AuM) in green bond funds has more than doubled since July 2017, to $5.34…

Green Bonds,Investors

Green bonds round-up, 18 July 2018

Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first…

Green Bonds

CBI readies certification criteria for forestry bonds

A public consultation on criteria for forestry and other land use projects to be certified under the…

Green Bonds

Green bond round-up, 11 July 2018

Green Bonds

Green bonds round-up, 4 July

Spanish utility Iberdrola has returned to the market with its tenth green bond. The €750 million deal…

Green Bonds

First publicly issued C-PACE bond expected 'within weeks'

The first publicly issued Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-Pace) bond is expected to be sold…

Debt

Green bond round-up, 14 March 2018

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the biggest single issuer in the green bond market, has tapped two…

Green Bonds

Fidelity names Michael Gibb as head of sustainable investing

Fidelity International has appointed Michael Gibb as its head of stewardship and sustainable…

People

Geneva issues first Swiss green bond, worth CHF620m

The Canton of Geneva has issued the first green municipal bond in Switzerland, which is also the inaugural…

Green Bonds

Fannie Mae returns to green MBS market

Fannie Mae, which provides liquidity to mortgage providers in the US, has issued its second green mortgage-backed…

Green Bonds

Azure Power issues $500m green bond

Indian solar energy company Azure has issued a twice-oversubscribed green bond, shrugging off a turbulent…

Green Bonds,Investors

Europe's sustainable property funds have great potential, says Catella

Real estate funds with a sustainability focus currently hold only €2.73 billion ($3.18 billion) of the…

ESG,Investors

Natixis issues first green CMBS

Natixis has issued the world's first green commercial mortgage backed securitisation (CMBS) in collaboration…

Green Bonds

HSBC tightens policy on palm oil financing

HSBC has pledged to tighten its policy on financing palm oil companies, to help improve the sustainability…

Debt,ESG,Policy

First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market

A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities…

Investors

Renovate secures $100m from Credit Suisse for energy efficiency expansion

Renovate America has received a $100 million loan from Credit Suisse to expand its unsecured energy efficiency…

Debt,Investors

Banks making progress on combating climate change

Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business…

Investors

Banks join UN to develop sustainability projects in Asia

ING Bank, Credit Suisse and Dutch development bank FMO are to work with the UN's Social Impact Fund to…

Investors,Renewables