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Green bond round-up, 16 May
16 May 2018The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.
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Water: managing risk and embracing opportunity
10 May 2018More than 100 delegates gathered at Environmental Finance's conference on water, hosted by the London Stock Exchange, to discuss an investment opportunity worth about $7.5 trillion, writes Michael Hurley.
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.
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EBRD working group to present TCFD physical risk guidance
19 April 2018A working group to advance the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)'s guidance on physical climate risk will present its findings next month.
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Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards winners revealed
28 March 2018Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards have grown for the second consecutive year, as the number of categories expands in line with a rapidly expanding market.
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Indonesia becomes first Asian sovereign green bond issuer
23 February 2018Indonesia has become the first Asian country to issue a sovereign green bond, in an issue that was upscaled to $1.25 billion and saw dramatic price tightening.
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TCFD: Investors should use 'building blocks' to assess climate scenarios
06 February 2018Investors should question whether the climate scenarios produced by the companies they own are credible, by considering five key aspects, a report has argued.
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Indonesia eyes inaugural green bond benchmark issue
24 January 2018The Republic of Indonesia is set to become the first Asian country to issue a sovereign green bond, as it seeks to join a small club of issuers comprising Poland, France, Fiji and Nigeria.
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IREDA issues INR19.5bn masala bond and vows to smash renewables target
29 September 2017A INR19.5 billion ($300 million) green "masala" bond has been issued by state-owned enterprise Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - and the government says will play a key role in helping India smash its ambitious 175GW renewables target.
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Green bond round-up, 20 September 2017
20 September 2017Mexico City Airport Trust has returned to the green bond market with the biggest corporate issue to date – a two-tranche $4 billion bond – to finance what it claims will be the world's most sustainable airport.