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NWB Bank EUR1bn water – Bravo! / Swedish corps Uppsala Hem & Stångåstaden SEK500m ($59m) GBs / EIB EUR600m / Big60Million 3 certified solar retail / IREDA INR6bn ($90m) / SEB & green loans / Aligera gets review to join Stockholm Exc trading

A busy end-of-summer for the green bond market in Europe with issuance from development bank EIB, three Swedish corporate green bonds and a huge EUR1bn green bond for water from Dutch bank NWB. We are expecting this momentum to continue through September in the build up to the UN Climate Conference in Paris (UN COP21).

Consultation period for Climate Bonds Standard v2.0 extended to 30 Sept. Designed to support green credentials while keeping cost of transaction low. Incorps Green Bond Principles

As you may recollect, we published on 17 July the draft of version 2.0 of the Climate Bonds Standard. The updated text has three key improvements:

Sept talks: Delhi+Mumbai 8-9 Sept / Zurich 9 Sept / Beijing 15 Sept / Sao Paulo 21 Sept / Beijing 27 Sept: launch of Chinese translation of 2015 Bonds rpt / Vienna, Frankfurt, Brussels

September is a busy month of green bond events around the world. Here are the ones we're speaking at. Come say hello if you're there or get in touch if you're interested in arranging a meeting while we're in your part of the world.

National Australia Bank joins as Climate Bonds Partner; NAB's Steve Lambert muses - on video - about benefits, pricing & their next steps

National Australia Bank (NAB) - one of Australia’s four big banks - confirmed today it has joined the Climate Bonds Partners program, saying it will continue working with the Climate Bonds Initiative to grow the green bonds market.