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  • Bancolombia - using green buildings for green bonds

    Bancolombia, which is Colombia's largest commercial bank, decided to focus its efforts on green buildings above other areas that it also finances, such as clean production and agribusiness.

  • Opportunity awaits - Understanding Asia's green building bond journey

    Green bond issuance should skyrocket over the next few years in the Asia-Pacific region, and this trend will be significantly driven by the construction of green buildings, according to projections from the IFC.

  • Canadian report sets out three-year-pathway for mandatory climate disclosure

    17 January 2019

    Sustainable investments of private investors can only flow if governments provide certainty about investment conditions and make climate disclosure mandatory, a report said.

  • Green bonds round-up, 16 January

    16 January 2019

    Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

  • Barclays' energy policy backs tar sand projects with 'big money', say campaigners

    16 January 2019

    Barclays' revised energy policy has been criticised by environmental pressure groups as underwhelming in ambition, as it provides "big money" for tar sand projects.

  • Masdar enters US with wind farm acquisition

    16 January 2019

    Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar has made its first US investments, acquiring two wind farms in New Mexico and Texas.

  • Environmental concerns top World Economic Forum's risk lists

    16 January 2019

    Environmental risks have once again dominated the World Economic Forum (WEF) lists of the most likely and impactful risks facing the world.

  • PGGM and Shell consider joint bid for Eneco

    15 January 2019

    Dutch pension fund manager PGGM is exploring the possibility of joining forces with energy giant Shell to make a bid for green energy company Eneco.

  • Corporates converge to increase sustainable finance influence

    15 January 2019

    A group of Europe’s largest corporate issuers of green and sustainable bonds has created a forum to help ‘put business at the forefront’ of the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Top lead managers of 2018 predict buoyant green, social and sustainability bond market

    15 January 2019

    The biggest underwriters in the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market in 2018 have predicted a strong year of issuance.