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HONG KONG Save the date: 19 June, Climate Bonds + ASRIA Breakfast Briefing at PwC: Sean Kidney & banker friends on "the emerging green bond market in Asia – what, where and how?"

Submitted on Thu, 2015-06-04 18:05

Join us in Hong Kong at the breakfast briefing on the emerging green bond market in Asia co-hosted by the Climate Bonds Initiative and ASrIA.

The morning talk with Sean Kidney, CEO and Co-founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative, will revolve around the rapidly changing landscape of the green bond market and consider where the opportunities lie in Asia and how we can realize them. 

TenneT does yr’s largest GB: EUR1bn 2x oversubs / EUR150m retail GB from Belgian co. Shanks / Nelja Energia EUR50m 1st ever East EU GB / ABN Amro & ANZ Bank get Certified / on way: Latvia, LA Green City / Moody’s to get involved

Submitted on Wed, 2015-06-03 15:42

This week Dutch transmission grid corporate TenneT broke this year’s record for largest green bond issuance with an impressive EUR1bn deal.

Briljant! ABN AMRO debuts with green property bond, 1st euro zone Certified Climate Bond! Huge roadshow success sees deal upsized to EUR500m ($556m) yet still oversubscribed by x2 with EUR1bn of orders! 5yr, A2/A, 0.75%

Submitted on Wed, 2015-06-03 12:19

Netherlands State-owned bank ABN AMRO has just closed a EUR500m ($556m) green property bond deal – the first euro zone green bond to be certified under the

Three of the leading professional assurance firms (EY, KPMG, PwC) + Bureau Veritas and others come together to discuss assurance and how the updated version of the Climate Bond Standard can address risks around environmental performance in green bonds

Submitted on Mon, 2015-06-01 12:41

By Justine Leigh-Bell, Manager of Standards and Certification Scheme