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  • S&P expects sharp rise in issuance and price advantages for corporate green bonds

    18 April 2016

    Corporate issuance of green bonds is likely to soar this year and, over time, there could be pricing advantages for issuers, according to research by ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P).

  • IFC buys up INR 5bn green housing bond

    18 April 2016

    India's Punjab National Bank Housing Finance (PNBHF) has issued INR5 billion ($75.8 million) of green bonds, all of which have been bought by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • FlexiGroup launches ABS with green tranche

    18 April 2016

    Australian consumer lender FlexiGroup has launched an A$260 million ($200 million) asset backed security (ABS) with a green tranche.

  • TRIG plans £300m equity raise

    18 April 2016

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) aims to launch a 300 milli0n share issuance programme next month, which is likely to raise about £300 million ($426 million), to expand its portfolio of operational wind and solar energy assets.

  • Gold Standard begins quarterly projections for voluntary carbon credit issuance

    18 April 2016

    The Gold Standard has released its first ever report analysing its voluntary carbon credit pipeline.

  • Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue

    15 April 2016

    A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Voting opens for the Annual Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings

    15 April 2016

    For the seventh year, Environmental Finance is conducting its annual rankings of the voluntary carbon markets.

  • Developing countries get help implementing Paris emissions targets

    15 April 2016

    A project to help countries measure their progress towards the emission reduction goals agreed at the UN Paris climate summit in December, has been launched with funding provided by charitable foundations and two European governments.

  • Tell me more: a call for better disclosure on green bond impacts

    14 April 2016

    A consultation paper argues that assessing the impact of green bonds could lead to preferential pricing - but better reporting is needed first. Peter Cripps reports

  • Gold Standard announces first deals under version 3.0

    14 April 2016

    The Gold Standard certification organisation has announced the first two transactions under the third iteration of its carbon credit standards, even though the revised standards have yet to be finalised.