Archive

  • Green Bond Comment, March

    04 April 2018

    At least $28 billion of new green bonds were issued in the first three months of 2018, according to preliminary data from the Environmental Finance Green Bonds Database.

  • Green bond round-up, 28 March 2018

    29 March 2018

    Banco Galicia has become the first private financial institution in Argentina to issue a green bond.

  • IFC and Amundi close world's largest green bond fund

    16 March 2018

    The world's biggest green bond fund was officially launched today, having raised $1.42 billion to buy paper from banks in emerging markets.

  • Stimulating green finance in Africa

    14 March 2018

    African countries have the potential to achieve their sustainability objectives through innovative funding of climate-change projects, including green bonds, say Mindy Hauman and Tallat Hussain

  • SDGs are not a 'silver bullet' for investors, says Schroders

    12 March 2018

    Schroders has expressed its concern that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are "misappropriated and misused", as "they were not designed for investors" in the first place.

  • Green bond round-up, 07 March 2018

    07 March 2018

    Californian real estate company Prologis has priced its inaugural green bond [LINK] at €300 million ($372.3 million).

  • Green Climate Fund commits extra $1bn to developing nations

    05 March 2018

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is to provide an additional $1.09 billion for climate mitigation and adaptation projects as it says it is ready to "shift gear" in helping developing countries hit climate goals.

  • Green bond round-up, 28 February 2018

    28 February 2018

    Growthpoint Properties is set to become the first South African corporate green bond issuer.

  • Green bond round-up, 14 February 2018

    14 February 2018

    National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued the country's first residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) that includes a green tranche certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Blended finance must unlock more private capital for SDGs, OECD suggests

    12 February 2018

    Blended finance is "trending" among development banks, but it must unlock more private capital to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).