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  • First index launched to track bonds from low-carbon issuers

    08 March 2016

    An index has been launched which is believed to be the first to comprise bonds from low-carbon companies.

  • Hyundai launches dollar-denominated green bond

    08 March 2016

    South Korean car giant Hyundai has launched a 'use of proceeds' green bond to finance low-carbon vehicles.

  • Climate change is an opportunity for insurers, says Warren Buffett

    29 February 2016

    Insurers should welcome the opportunity for business growth provided by climate change, according to Warren Buffett, as he rejected calls for a resolution on climate disclosure.

  • Kommuninvest says planned green bond will be 'first of many'

    12 February 2016

    Swedish public sector lender Kommuninvest hopes to follow its planned inaugural green bond with a second this year, as it continues to build up its green loan book.

  • Actiam narrowly misses €1bn green bond pledge

    08 February 2016

    Actiam has fallen 10% short of its pledge to buy €1 billion ($1.08 billion) of green bonds by the end of 2015, but believes it will hit the target in coming weeks.

  • Kexim prices second green bond

    03 February 2016

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has issued an almost three-times oversubscribed $400 million green bond.

  • Kexim set to issue second green bond

    02 February 2016

    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) is set to issue its second dollar denominated green bond, which is expected to be priced later today.

  • Sustainable fund raises $400m

    29 January 2016

    A fund has raised more than $430 million to invest in low-carbon technologies that provide "competitive returns".

  • EF BRIEFS: Capstone, PRI, Juwi, KfW, Gothaer

    22 January 2016

    Canadian renewables operator Capstone Infrastructure – formerly known as the Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund – will be acquired by a London-based fund in a $480 million deal.

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

    06 January 2016

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