Three green finance events you may be interested in. Registrations now open.
Canada Edition Launch with Sustainable Prosperity
Every year, the Climate Bonds Initiative and Sustainable Prosperity release a report on the state of Canada’s green bond market.
'Bonds and Climate Change: The State of the Market, Canada Edition 2016'
Where: Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto (Map)
When: Monday October 3rd from 3pm to 5pm.
Speakers:
Hon. Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Finance,
Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative,
Michelle Brownlee, Director of Policy, Sustainable Prosperity
The report launch will share the latest international green bond news and Canadian context.
The event is being held in partnership with Sustainable Prosperity, Climate Bonds, HSBC, RBC Capital Markets and Corporate Knights.
Register here. Spaces are limited.
CBI and WWF Green Bonds Side Event at IMF / WB Annual Meetings - Washington D.C.
A joint WWF & Climate Bonds Initiative session specially tailored for participants at the World Bank/IMF 2016 Annual Meetings.
'Unlocking the Potential of Green Bonds through effective, credible, widely-accepted and fully developed standards'
Where: World Bank ‘I’ Building Washington DC
When: Tuesday 4th October 1.30pm-3pm.
Speakers:
Helen Mountford, Director, New Climate Economy - on what a 1.5C-2C pathway means for green
Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative - on the Climate Bonds Standards & Certification Scheme, and on global developments
Jochen Krimphoff, WWF - on proposals to ramp up robust standards
Mark Kim, CFO, DC Water - on what it all means for a green bond issuer
Doug Sims, NRDC - on the benefits of a standardised approach for market growth
Side event registration for those who have already gained accreditation for the Annual Meetings can be found here. If not, a guest registration request can be made here.
Low Carbon Cities Forum Cuidades Bajas Des Carbono - Colombia - Building Collective Solutions
Inspired by the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the COP21 Agreement, the Forum will see 3,000 participants and multiple sessions over 3 days from 10th - 12th October.
Innovative Financing for Low-Carbon Cities
Where: Escuela De Maestro, Medellin (Map)
When: October 10th 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Speakers:
Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative
Martin Stadelmann, South Pole Group
Mariana Caicedo Perez, FDI Pacifico
Cecile Bordier, Institute for Climate Economics
Dirk Ahlers, NTNU University, Norway
Martha Castillo, CAF Development Bank of Latin America
Nelson Londoño Pinto, City of Cali, Colombia
Conference Registration is here.
We hope to see you at one of these events.
Till next time,
Climate Bonds
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