Demand For Green Bonds Exceeds Vanilla Equivalents

Demand for many issuer’s green bonds is higher than for its vanilla equivalents while the cost of funding is the same or lower according to a survey from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Nearly all respondents said their green bond attracted new investors. Source: MarketsMedia Demand for green bonds is higher than for their vanilla equivalents…

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Green bonds to the fore as investors hedge against climate risk

Green and sustainable bond issues hit record-breaking levels in Canada in 2019 with attractive financing levels, appealing to a more diversified investor base. Source: Financial Post Growing pressure across financial markets to consider environmental impact and risk as a major plank in investment decisions helped push green and sustainable bond issues to record-breaking levels in…

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Germany arrives late to green bonds party

Germany being Europe’s benchmark debt issuer plans for its debut in green bond issuance later this year. Source: Financial Times Germany will join a wave of governments across Europe in issuing green bonds in the second half of next year, responding to increased investor interest in this form of debt as it tries to underline…

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Could Green Bunds be a cure for Europe’s economic malaise?

Green bonds can help sovereign issuers to address the issues of ethical finance and long-term sustainability Source: Bond Vigilantes Compared to one and a half years ago, when the prevailing narrative was still revolving around global synchronised growth, the economic outlook for Europe has darkened significantly. From ‘peak optimism’ levels in late 2017, Euro area…

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Green bond issuers are poised to charge a premium

 Demand for green bonds and other ethical investment securities is raising the prospect of the market developing a premium over conventional debt. Source: Financial Times Growing demand for ethical investment securities such as green bonds is raising the prospect of the market developing a premium over conventional debt. As volumes of environmentally friendly and socially…

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Green bond issues hit record high on ‘sustained global momentum’

 Green bond issuance hit a record high this year, with China and France taking the biggest shares. Source: Financial Times Green bond issuance hit a record high in the third quarter of this year, demonstrating booming investor demand for ethically labelled fixed income instruments. According to new figures from credit-rating agency Moody’s, nearly $95bn of…

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Canada’s Green Bonds are red hot

EDC’s latest new issue of $500 million green bonds sold out in less than a week, turning away over $1 billion of unfilled investor demand. Source: National Observer Canada’s federal credit agency has turned down nearly $1 billion in eco-friendly investments after selling out the latest batch of its specialized ‘Green Bonds‘ in less than…

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Financing the future of the planet

The green bond market is flourishing, but there is plenty of room for further growth. Treasury Today looks at the development of the market and explore why corporates should consider issuing green bonds. Source: Treasury Today In his outgoing address, former US President Barack Obama said: “We’ve led the world to an agreement [the Paris Accords]…

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