On Tuesday 23rd May 2017, the Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO), the international development bank of the Netherlands rated AAA (stable) by S&P and AAA (stable) by Fitch, successfully priced its third EUR Sustainability Bond, a 6-year EUR 500 […]
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S&P Global has expanded its strategic relationship with the Climate Bonds Initiative by joining the Climate Bonds Partner Program. S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global, became a member of the Climate Bonds Initiative Partner Program in 2014. […]
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Investment of some $90 trillion is needed in the next 15 years to achieve global sustainable development and climate objectives, according to estimates put forward by the Group of Twenty’s Green Finance Synthesis Report. Over $800 billion needs to be […]
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The green bonds market has experienced more than $20 billion issuance in January-March 2017, following another successful quarter from October-December 2016. Globally, total green bonds issuance stood at $21.76 billion during the first quarter of 2017, up nearly 42 per […]
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Environmental Finance’s Green Bond Awards have gone from strength to strength with the number of categories expanding to reflect the growth in the market. There are a total of 25 awards this year, compared to the 15 that were up for […]
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TenneT Holding B.V. (rated A3/A-) today successfully launched and priced the first-ever green hybrid bond, in an amount of EUR 1 billion with a coupon of 2.995% and a non-call period of 7 years with the support of five banks: Barclays and Deutsche Bank […]
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S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), the world’s leading provider of index-based concepts, data and research, today announced its launch of the S&P Green Bond Select Index which captures the most liquid and tradeable segment of green-labeled bonds issued globally. […]
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Solactive AG, Lyxor Asset Management UK LLP and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) are excited to announce the release of the Solactive Green Bond EUR USD IG Index, the first index allowing investors to capture the performance of investment grade […]
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The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has issued two long term bonds that for the first time directly link returns to the performance of companies advancing global development priorities set out in the Sustainable Development Goals, […]
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NN IP voegt groene obligaties toe aan het recent gelanceerde NN (L) Patrimonial Balanced European Sustainable sub-fonds • Het opnemen van groene obligaties versterkt het duurzame profiel van het fonds omdat deze obligaties een directe en meetbare impact hebben op […]
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Maandag 6 maart ontving Obvion uit handen van het Climate Bonds Initiative in London de ‘Green Bond Pioneer Award’. Die kregen we omdat wij vorig jaar als eerste in de wereld een groene hypothekenobligatie uitgaven. Daar zijn we best trots […]
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Lombard Odier Investment Managers (‘Lombard Odier IM’) announce the launch of their new Global Climate Bond investment strategy to help combat climate change. This follows a strategic partnership with Affirmative Investment Management (‘AIM’), the fixed income manager dedicated to impact […]
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