The green bonds market has developed a lot in the past year. It’s time to celebrate that!
The Climate Bonds Initiative, in partnership with the London Stock Exchange, is launching the Green Bond Awards to raise the profile of green bonds and to acknowledge global leadership in the sector.
The Awards will recognize Pioneers who, through their actions have demonstrated the potential of green bonds, energised the market and by positive example have called investors, governments and business to action. Join us!
There will be nine categories of Awards (with possibly mutliple awards):
- FIRST GREEN BOND
- PIONEER CORPORATE
- PIONEER BANK
- FIRST GREEN ABS
- FIST GREEN COVERED BOND
- FIRST MUNICIPAL
- EMERGING MARKET PIONEER
- PIONEER UNDERWRITER
- POLICY LEADERSHIP
You’re invited. RSVP - click here now. Please bring a photo ID to get in to the building. Drinks will be served after the Awards Ceremony.
There will also be a “Next steps for the green bonds market” seminar 2pm to 6pm. Details will be separately blogged.
Background information
The $100 trillion global debt markets are a dominant source of capital and are a core component of the capital investment pipeline. Bonds account for a significant share of institutional investors’ portfolios. The proportion that is labelled green is small, but growing rapidly.
With low carbon and climate resilient infrastructure investment an increasing global priority, the market potential for green bonds is enormous. Hence the steady rise of green bonds as an emerging source of climate finance is attracting increasing investor, media and political interest.
