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Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... defined criteria for Green Bond classification," said Remy Briand, managing director and head of MSCI ESG Research. The Climate Bond Initiative has predicted that US$30-40 billion of green bonds will be issued in 2014, with around US$100 billion will ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Green Property Working Group has issued proposed standards defining which buildings can be used as the basis for certified climate bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The proposed rules are part of the Climate Bonds Standards ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... bonds." The index's universe is comprised of fixed income securities that are categorized as green bonds, as per the Climate Bond Initiative's definition. All bonds have an amount outstanding of at least US$100 million and a minimum remaining time to ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has joined the I nternational Climate Bond Standards Board. IGCC represents more than 85 European institutional investors, with total funds under management of approximately EUR7.5 trillion. ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... before Christmas to begin work on developing eligibility criteria for investments areas in low carbon transport, the Climate Bond Standard said. The group will evaluate topics including what types of rail transport should be include in a green or climate ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... range of five to 10 years. See Also: LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... into the unlabelled sphere, Citi, Barclays and HSBC are the leading banks in terms of the number of deals in the climate bond space, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative, which is drawing on data from its ' Bonds and Climate Change: the state of ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative has released proposed eligibility criteria for solar assets under the Climate Bond Standard and Certification Scheme. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO The criteria specifies the amount of non-solar fuel back-up, or hybridization ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... bonds. Our needs are for investment-grade, liquid and benchmarked bonds. We're cheered to see the report suggest the climate bond market is developing in the direction corresponding to our investment universe." See Also: LGS buys into IFC green bond ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... pension funds looking to do well and do good, if you look at those three things, there is an opportunity there." The Climate Bond Standard, developed by the Climate Bond Initiative, is a screening tool that certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery ...