US Muniland (the US Municipal bond market) now holds the title for the largest certified green bond
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Posted: Feb 23, 2016
Institutional and retail investor demand for MTA Certified green bond drives upsizing from $500m to $782.5m - Making it the largest certified green bond so far.
Posted: Feb 23, 2016
Toronto based clean energy company latest to join program
Here comes the sun! Global solar developer SkyPower becomes a Climate Bonds Partner
Posted: Feb 20, 2016
Global investment manager NN Investment Partners, (NN IP) has today joined the Climate Bonds Partnership Program.
Dutch investment giant joins Partner Program. NN Investment Partners (formerly ING Investment Management) is the latest international asset manager to join forces with Climate Bonds
Posted: Feb 19, 2016
Today, Dutch development bank FMO NV joined the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Programme effective immediately.
Dutch International Development Bank FMO NV Becomes Climate Bonds Partner. CEO makes announcement at Amsterdam Solar Energy Conference
Posted: Feb 17, 2016
Apple dropped into the green bond market for the first time yesterday with a whopping $1.5bn issuance. The green bond was part of larger $12bn bond sale by Apple, which is the second largest bond market deal so far this year.
How do you like them apples! Cupertino commits to largest ever US corporate green bond – a huge $1.5bn! And gets both a second review & post issuance assurance – now that's leadership.
Posted: Feb 16, 2016
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Posted: Feb 15, 2016
The first certified green bond in Asia, a flurry of municipal green bonds from three corners of the US: Texas (University of Texas), Massachusetts (Mass Clean Water) and California (San Diego) and repeat green issuances from Korea’s KEXIM, Canada’s Province of Ontario and the US governments’ OPIC. Plus a first time green issuance from New York's MTA this week rounded of a busy start to the month.
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Green bond market report: 1st CBI certified Asian GB frm HFE; Repeat GB’s frm KEXIM ($400m), Mass Clean Water $207m, Ontario CA$750m($537m)& OPIC $14m. Plus US Muni GB’s frm San Diego $100m & Uni Texas $206m. Plenty of green gossip too!
Posted: Feb 11, 2016
New York MTA $500m Triple Treat of Firsts! First GB Issued by MTA! First US Muni bond Certified under CB Standard! Biggest US Certified Bond so Far!
Posted: Feb 8, 2016
Another step for climate finance on the sub-continent
First ever certified green bond in Asia! India’s Hero Future Energies (HFE) issues a heroic INR 3bn (USD 44m) Climate Bonds certified green bond for wind projects
Posted: Feb 5, 2016
Last night (3 Feb) the Climate Bonds Initiative, in partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group, held the inaugural Green Bond Awards to celebrate the heroes and pioneers of this new market.
Congrats! Inaugural Green Bond Awards at LSX recognizes market pioneers – EIB, World Bank, PBoC, Vasakronan, SEB, BAML, Yes Bank, ABC, Ile de France, Berlin Hyp, Hannon Armstrong ++