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Spanish infrastructure firm plans €750m issue of green notes

ACS Servicios Comunicaciones y Energia (ACS SCE), a Spanish engineering and infrastructure company, plans to issue €750 million ($920 million) of green notes this month.

Banks could face pressure to issue more green bonds, S&P says

Banks may face pressure from investors and their peers to ramp up their efforts in the green bond market, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Climate risk increasingly important for ratings, says S&P

Corporate credit ratings are increasingly impacted by environmental and climate (E&C) concerns, S&P Global Ratings claims in its latest report.

EU's green taxonomy could have negative effect, says S&P

The European Commission's proposal to create a taxonomy of greenness risks "stifling innovation" in green finance, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Green bond transparency in need of improvement, says S&P

$500m pair of green bonds receive highest S&P evaluation

Two labelled green bonds with a combined value of $500 million have received the highest score in S&P's green evaluation system.

Green bond round-up, 6 September 2017

Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC) has issued its fourth green bond – its first denominated in its home currency.

$44m water treatment bonds 'at top end' of S&P assessment

$44 million of unlabelled green bonds issued by a US utility for water management projects have been assigned S&P Global Ratings' highest score for their predicted positive environmental impact.

Green bond round-up, 21 June 2017

Dutch power transmission company TenneT has issued its seventh green bond, raising €1 billion ($1.118bn).

Green bond roundup - 29 March 2017

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has issued a AUD650 million ($495 million) green bond, its inaugural offering.