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KommuneKredit joins Scandi green bond party

Danish institution KommuneKredit has priced its inaugural green bond, making it the last of Scandinavian local government funding agencies to tap the market.

Green bond comment, March 2017

The rising tide of green bond funds is helping drive the market to new records, says Hamza Ali

Green bond fund reveals greenhouse gas savings

A major green bond fund estimates that every €1 million invested in the fund avoids, or prevents, emissions equivalent to 1,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

French pension scheme to launch green bond fund

A French public sector pension scheme is mulling the launch of the country's fifth dedicated green bond fund.

French asset manager launches green bond fund

A fourth French asset manager has launched its long rumoured green bond mutual fund.

Green bond funds launched in 2015 are worth nearly €600m

2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

Green bond market ends 2015 on a high as it breaks records

A spate of green bond issuance ahead of COP21 led the market to break previous records, finishing the year at more than $40 billion.

Allianz joins list of firms launching green bond funds

Allianz Global Investors has become the latest in a string of institutions to launch a green bond fund - as recently revealed by Environmental Finance.

'It's becoming harder to keep your head buried in the sand'

As the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition hits $230 billion, Amundi's Frederic Samama tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett why investors are throwing their weight behind the initiative