There’s been a high level of interest from the EU and US for tomorrow's afternoon seminar, Global Prospects for the Green Bond Market, at the
Climate Bonds Blog
Posted: Feb 3, 2016
Interest grows for tomorrow’s seminar so we’ve added teleconferencing too. Listen in to Global Prospects for the Green Bond Market: 14:00 GMT 3 Feb
Posted: Feb 2, 2016
New keynote speakers are now on the agenda at the “Green Bond Prospects in the Global Market” Seminar to be held at the London Stock Exchange on Wed 3rd February from 2.00pm. Namita Vikas - Yes Bank, Jon Williams - PwC, Meryam Omi - Legal & General Investment Managers and
New Speakers Announced for Wednesday’s 3rd Feb Green Bonds Seminar - London Stock Exchange - Namita Vikas, Yes Bank India, Jon Williams, PwC, Meryam Omi, LGIM, Chris Knowles, EIB
Posted: Jan 29, 2016
At the end of last year we saw the tip of the Chinese green bond market iceberg surface with the first Chinese corporate green bond from Goldwind and first Chinese green domestic issuance from Agricultural Bank of China (ABC). The momentum built with the the People's Bank of China (PBoC) green bond regulations launched in December 2015 (look out for an upcoming blog explaining the guidelines).
China MKT Update: the green dragon is stirring with RMB 32.6bn ($5bn) of green bonds issued already in Jan, including a blockbuster RMB 20bn ($3.5bn) from SPD 中国绿色债券市场一鸣惊人，1月份已发行50亿美元!
Posted: Jan 28, 2016
Development Bank
First green bond of 2016 goes to EIB’s EUR500m tap of 2023 - Climate Awareness Bond (7yr, 0.5%, AAA)
MKT Update: 3x 1bn SEK green bonds (EIB, NIB & KfW) quench Swedish thirst, China’s GBs start rolling, Ontario’s 2nd GB, unlabelled $978m wind, SolarCity ABS + gossip!
Posted: Jan 28, 2016
I’m writing this inside the United Nations complex in New York, part of a large crowd of investors, finance people, and related NGOs like ours. All here for the UN Investor Summit on Climate Risk, well-organised by Ceres (a Climate Bonds Partner).
The sun is shining in NYC as Ban Ki Moon talks at UN Investor Summit on Climate Change. Did you know China that has announced $15bn of green bonds in one go. 奇妙
Posted: Jan 28, 2016
The Climate Bonds Standards Board has confirmed that Vigeo Eiris, a leading international CSR & ESG assessment firm, has become an approved Climate Bonds Standards Verifier.
Vigeo Eiris becomes Climate Bonds Verifier
Posted: Jan 27, 2016
First Environment, an environmental engineering and consulting firm headquartered in New Jersey, has been confirmed by the Climate Bonds Standards Board as an Approved Verifier.
Todd Delaney, President of First Environment said:
First Environment confirmed as an Approved Climate Bonds Standard Verifier; building depth in the US green bond market
Posted: Jan 27, 2016
Paul is a co-founder, and heads Business Development & Finance for both BELECTRIC UK and the community benefit energy company that it created, Big60Million.
Over 30 years he has worked in international capital markets and project finance, including 15 years at Tullet Prebon and the setting up of the St. Petersburg Municipal Debt Program (bond auction system) in Russia.
Climate Bonds Advisory Panel newest member is Paul Camp of BELECTRIC UK and Big60Million
Posted: Jan 25, 2016
High profile Australian & international finance executive Mark Burrows has taken up the newly created honorary role as Senior Adviser to the London based Climate Bonds Initiative.
Mark Burrows is currently Credit Suisse Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Investment Banking. For the past few years he has been working on sustainable development with global financial institutions and is a Special Advisor to the UNEP Finance Initiative.
In 1992 he was the joint author of a report that was arguably the foundation for the $1.7 trillion Australian compulsory superannuation industry.
Mark Burrows, Credit Suisse MD & Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking and doyen of Australian finance, joins as Climate Bonds senior advisor
Posted: Jan 22, 2016
Invitation: Seminar on 'Prospects for #GreenBond market' and the 'Green Infra Investment Coalition'. Wed 3 Feb, 14:00-18:00. At @LSEG
The first session will be on ‘Next steps for the green bonds market’.
Then we will explore how the Green Infrastructure Investment (GII) Coalition, announced at COP, can help capital flows to climate solutions.
Wednesday 3 February 2016
London Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LS
14.00 – 18.00hrs
Invitation: Seminar 'Prospects for Green Bond market 2016' + 'How Green Infra Investment (GII) Coalition can help capital flow'. Wed 3 Feb, 14:00-18:00. At London Stock Exchange