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• France propels green bond market to achieve record first quarter

  03 April 2017

  A record breaking $25 billion of green bonds were issued in the first quarter of 2017, thanks in part to the mammoth €7 billion ($7.5 billion) sovereign green bond from France.

• Green bond round-up, 15 February 2017

  15 February 2017

  German index provider Solactive has launched a green bond index that tracks investment-grade euro and dollar-denominated issuances.

• Australia's first 'government-issued green bond' launched

  18 July 2016

  The Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) has launched a A$300 million ($228 million) green bond, the first from an Australian state government.

• Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Maximising Rewards

  10 June 2016

  Green bonds issuers can maximise the benefits of such transactions by following emerging standard practices, says Philip Ludvigsen

• Westpac enters green bond market with deal for real estate

  26 May 2016

  Australian bank Westpac has issued a A$500 million ($361 million) green bond to finance a clean energy portfolio.

• FlexiGroup gains tighter prices on green tranche

  21 April 2016

  FlexiGroup has achieved tighter pricing for the green tranche of it latest asset backed security (ABS), Environmental Finance can reveal.

• FlexiGroup launches ABS with green tranche

  18 April 2016

  Australian consumer lender FlexiGroup has launched an A$260 million ($200 million) asset backed security (ABS) with a green tranche.

• Australian solar ABS set for launch

  11 April 2016

  An Australian rooftop solar lender has announced plans to launch the country's first labelled green asset backed security (ABS).