Register now for webinars on the 20th, 27th & 30th, as we present our green bond pricing analysis and latest report, discuss green city bonds and continue the public consultation on the Climate Bonds Standard new Phase 2 Water Criteria
Take your pick, all coming in November.
Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market: April - June 2017
When: Monday 27th November, 3:00 PM London/ 5:00 PM Cape Town/ 10:00 AM New York City/ 8:30 PM New Delhi
Overview: The webinar will delve into our new research paper Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market April to June 2017 released yesterday. The focus will be on our pricing comparisons between green and vanilla bonds.
You can read our introductory blog here and download our full report here.
Agenda:
- Rationale for the research
- Methodology and limitations of the data set
- Initial Price Thoughts and Book size
- Distribution of green bonds
- Performance in the immediate secondary market
- New issue premium/Greenium
- Q&A
Speakers: Caroline Harrison (our Research Analyst) and Manuel Adamini (our Director of Investor Outreach).
Green Bonds for Cities: Infrastructure finance for cities in emerging economies - Focus on Cape Town
When: Thursday 30th November, 1:00 PM London/ 3:00 PM Cape Town/ 8:00 AM New York City/ 6.30 PM New Delhi
Overview: The webinar will explore the opportunity for local governments, utilities and transport authorities to raise green bonds to finance their infrastructure and environmental targets.
The City of Cape Town will outline their recent ZAR1bn Climate Bonds Certified green bond issuance, including the internal process that led them to issuance, the challenges they had to overcome and the benefits they achieved.
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Green city bonds 101:
- What are green bonds
- Green bonds for cities market analysis
- How to issue a green city bond
- Issuer experience: City of Cape Town
- Q&A
Speakers: Diletta Giuliani (Senior Policy Analyst, Climate Bonds) and Daniel Sullivan (Strategic Support Analyst, City of Cape Town).
Water Criteria Phase 2 (open for International Public Consultation)
When: Monday 20th November, 4:00 PM London/ 6:00 PM Cape Town/ 11:00 AM New York City/ 9:30 PM New Delhi
Overview: Phase 2 Criteria have a focus on nature-based and hybrid water infrastructure, such as wetlands and watersheds including for purposes as water collection, storage, treatment and distribution, flood protection and drought resilience. Read the announcement here.
Speakers: Lily Dai (our Senior Research Analyst)
Don't miss it, registrations are now open.
‘Till next time,
Climate Bonds
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