Green bond issuance rose 60% in 2016 to US$113 billion
Report suggests sector is on track to top last year’s record
Green bond issuance rose 120% to US$93.4 billion in 2016
Vancity Capital is contributing to a revolving credit facility that will provide CoPower, a clean energy investment platform, with flexible capital to finance clean energy projects
The Solactive green bond EUR USD IG index is the first to focus on investment grade issues that are defined as green bonds by the Climate Bond Initiative
The proceeds from the $800-million debt financing will fund 12 environmentally friendly projects
Issuance may approach US$100 billion for the year
The updated principles aim to standardize transparency and disclosure for green bond issuers
The issue will support eight environmentally friendly, low-carbon infrastructure projects
The credit rating agency has published its proposed methodology for evaluating green bonds