Quarterly Highlights:
Climate Bonds Blog
Posted: Oct 15, 2018
Q3 2018 Green Bonds Summary: USD29.7bn* 79 Issuers, 27 Countries: US, China Sweden Lead, New League Tables and More!
Posted: Oct 15, 2018
Verifiers growing worldwide. Greensolver, our 34th addition!
EU based Greensolver becomes a Climate Bonds Approved Verifier
Posted: Oct 11, 2018
Market News
Anthropocene Magazine, Shades of Green - Bond markets are beginning to unlock climate finance, Jeremy Gaunt
September Media Digest with Financial Times, Anthropocene Magazine, Japan Times, South China Morning Post, Investment & Pensions Europe, Fortune, Forbes and More!
Posted: Oct 5, 2018
Giant Indian bank to fund wind and solar with first green bond
State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest and most prestigious financial institution has emerged as a new player in the global green bond market with a USD650million inaugural issuance.
Fitch Ratings has assigned State Bank of India's note a NS:SBI, BBB-/Stable.
SBI is rated at 56th in the S&P Global Market Intelligence Report 2018 of the world's 100 largest banks.
SBI makes USD650million Certified splash in green bond pool: inaugural green issuance cements State Bank of India's commitment to sustainability
Posted: Oct 2, 2018
Highlights:
Market Blog #13 Oct:USD8.8bn GBs in September: Sumitomo 1st convertible GB: BBVA Bancomer Mexico GB & more
Posted: Oct 1, 2018
A very busy month for the Climate Bonds team in the Americas, Europe & Asia.
We're rollong out multiple city launches of our flagship State of the Market Report London, Sydney, Delhi and more!
October Events: Meet the Team in Bali, Brussels, Munich, Milan, Manila, Stockholm, Santiago... & more!
Posted: Sep 30, 2018
Labelled green bonds and climate-aligned bonds make USD1.45trillion universe
Flagship Market report: London Launch: Trillion $ potential of climate investment: Green & climate aligned bonds are the foundation
Posted: Sep 26, 2018
Creating Green Bond Markets, Insights Innovations and Tools from Emerging Markets released in Washington
Focus on stakeholders, green finance progress, preparations for harmonisation and market expansion
New Report: Creating Green Bond Markets - Emerging Economies: Joint IFC & CBI project for Sustainable Banking Network: Washington Release
Posted: Sep 25, 2018
Updated Methodology released outlining the classification and screening process to identify green debt instruments eligible for inclusion in the CBI Green Bond Database
Another stage in Q3 & 4 reviews and updates of Climate Bonds frameworks. New umbrella Standard V3 due out in Q4.
UPDATE: CBI Green Bond Methodology: Eligibility for Inclusion in Database: Aligns with new version of Climate Bonds Taxonomy:
Posted: Sep 24, 2018
Climate-aligned universe indicates huge potential for the green bond market
Sean Kidney launches major CBI report at the HSBC Finance for Global Change Forum in New York
Bonds and Climate Change State of the Market 2018 report: Total USD1.45tn in green and climate-aligned bonds – Launch at Climate Week NYC