The Global Green Bond Partnership (GGBP) was launched yesterday in San Francisco, at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS). This new partnership will support efforts of sub-national entities such as cities, states, and regions, corporations and private companies, and financial […]
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ING Bank N.V. (ING Bank) has arranged the first 10-year local currency green bond issuance from Southeast Asia, denominated in Philippine peso, in line with ‘helping clients focused on solving today’s environmental challenges.’ The landmark deal amounting to P1.06 billion will support the renewable […]
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The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) has priced a SEK 1 billion 7-year bond, the first in a series of Sustainable Development Bonds issued to raise awareness for the critical role that water and ocean […]
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Environmentalists are increasingly investing in “green bonds” to avoid supporting fossil fuel development and aid its cleaner competitors, but the strategy might be backfiring. “Green bonds” are financial securities that fund renewable energy projects such as wind farms or solar plants. Interest […]
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UniCredit expects a record year for green bonds in 2018. According to the bank’s calculations, green bonds totaling USD 72 billion were placed worldwide in the first half of 2018 – an increase of 1.4 percent over the same period […]
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NN Investment Partners (NN IP) heeft in het tweede kwartaal van 2018 een significante toename gezien in het beheer van green bond portefeuilles. Het beheerd vermogen is gestegen van EUR 20 miljoen in 2016 naar circa EUR 900 miljoen in […]
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The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has published a briefing paper on the potential for green bonds to serve as a “bridge” to SDG achievement. The paper is the first in a series on synergies between green bonds and the SDGs. The […]
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KBC zette eerder al een kader op voor de uitgifte van groene obligatieleningen (‘green bonds’). Binnen dat kader startte KBC Groep gisteren met een eerste uitgifte van 500 miljoen euro en een looptijd van 5 jaar aan een marge van […]
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Vermogensbeheerder ACTIAM is door de leden van de Green Bond Principles (GBP) verkozen tot lid van de GBP Executive Committee. Foppe-Jan van der Meij, senior portfolio manager Fixed Income bij ACTIAM, zal ACTIAM in het bestuur vertegenwoordigen. De verkiezingsuitslag werd bekend gemaakt […]
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced today plans to issue its inaugural Green Bond, becoming the first pension fund to do so. The sale will provide additional funding for CPPIB as it increases its holdings in renewables and energy […]
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The Water Consortium, a global group of climate finance and sustainability organisations, has formally launched the new Water Infrastructure Criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard marking a major turning point in best practice for sustainable investment in water-based infrastructure and green/grey hybrid […]
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TenneT Holding B.V. (rated A3/A-) successfully launched and priced another Green Bond issue under its green bond program of EUR 1.25 billion, split in two tranches of EUR 500 million (term: 10 years, coupon 1.375%) and EUR 750 million (term: […]
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