London based dedicated green and impact bond fund manager Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) is to join the Climate Bonds Partner Program, effective immediately
Climate Bonds Blog
Posted: Mar 18, 2016
Affirmative Investment Management (AIM) Joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program: Green & Impact Bond Fund Manager Formalises Longstanding Cooperation with Climate Bonds
Posted: Mar 17, 2016
Global law and advisory firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced it is joining the Climate Bonds Partner Program.
Who’s Saying What?
Norton Rose Fulbright becomes a Climate Bonds Partner: High profile international law and advisory firm latest to join Climate Bonds Partner Program
Posted: Mar 16, 2016
The Climate Bonds Standard Board has now approved Low Carbon Transport eligibility criteria for use with the Climate Bonds Standard.
Update: Climate Bonds Standards for Low Carbon Transport up & running. Inaugural certified issuance from NYC’s MTA
Posted: Mar 15, 2016
Corporate Green Bonds
Hyundai Capital Services issues first Korean corporate green bond for hybrids and electric vehicles (5yrs, 2.87%, $500m)
Green Bond Market Report: Korea! Hyundai inaugural $500m for hybrids & EVs, China! Bank of Qingdao RMB 4bn ($615m), Sweden! Sveaskog SEK 1bn ($116m) forestry, US! Georgia Power $325m, and Philippines! APRI certified green bond $500m w/ADB guarantee
Posted: Mar 14, 2016
New Delhi 15 March: Observer Research Foundation’s New Climate Economy Conference, 10:00-14:00. Justine Leigh-Bell speaking on Tuesday about about Financing Resilient Infrastructure. The Connaught, Oberoi Hotel. India is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change; infrastructure in development needs to resilient to that change.
Mexico City 16 March: Green Bonds in Mexico conference. Sean Kidney speaking on Wednesday, 9:00-14:00 at Auditorio Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. Nacional Financiera because the first Mexican green bond issuer late in 2015; how do we turn this first step into a local market?
Climate Bond talks: Mexico City & Delhi this week on using green bonds to finance green infrastructure, Shenzhen next week of how-to issue a green bond
Posted: Mar 4, 2016
The Big Picture
“This is a landmark transaction for the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the Philippines, and the Asia-Pacific region in terms of both capital markets development and climate finance.”
Post COP21 climate finance in action: Philippines project bond for geothermal energy backed by Asian Development Bank: USD 225m in local currency: First Climate Bonds Certified in Asia-Pacific
Posted: Feb 29, 2016
The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have announced a new partnership designed to drive the development of low-carbon finance that can help address sustainability and climate challenges.
Teaming up for low-carbon finance: MoU marks new partnership as WBCSD and the Climate Bonds Initiative join forces on green bonds
Posted: Feb 29, 2016
Focus: Asia
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong should use its status as an international finance hub to promote climate bonds, Asmita Aarshi
Aarshi encourages Hong Kong’s finance community to up its game when it comes to promoting a low carbon economy through green financing. The Paris Green Bond Statement gets a mention.
Jan media digest: China, India & echoes of Paris. Green bonds coverage in South China Morning Post, Global Capital, Euromoney and more
Posted: Feb 26, 2016
Corporate green bonds
Apple Issues largest certified US corporate Green Bond ($1.5bn, 7 yrs, 2.85% S/A, Aa1e)
Green Bond Market Report: Apple sources $1.5bn green bond funding, Renovate America on the PACE with 2nd green ABS of $217.5m, MTA on track for $783m certified issuance, Ramsey’s $17.9m green debut, Development banks active, NN IP launches green bond fund
Posted: Feb 23, 2016
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