Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Apr 14, 2019

Strong demand marks Woolworths move to green network of supermarkets: Australia continues innovation and best practice in green finance 

 

Low Carbon Buildings: Woolworths AUD400m Supermarket Based Certified Green Bond: First to adopt LCB Criteria in Retail Sector
Posted: Apr 12, 2019

Newest addition to the multiple region Low Carbon Buildings Criteria: More Proxies becoming available for Green Building Bonds to be Certified under the Climate Bond Standard

 

Low Carbon Buildings Criteria

Mexico City: New Criteria for Low Carbon Building Investment. Boost for Green Building Finance
Posted: Apr 12, 2019

Highlights:

Market Blog #23 12/4/19: March GB issuance at USD12.4bn: 1st Certified Climate Bond from African corporate: 1st Danish bank issue: New Mexico’s Santa Fe enters green US Muni market after State Treasurer signs Green Bond Pledge
Posted: Apr 11, 2019

Reviewers Sought

External Review: New Climate Bonds Adaptation & Resilience Principles
Posted: Apr 9, 2019

CBI Certification means “Dark Green” says Finance Minister: Long term DSTA target of EUR10bn in GBs: Issuance in May 

The DSTA Statement 

Netherlands: Climate Bonds Certified Sovereign Green Bond: EUR4-6bn initial goal, 20 Year-term: Dutch Treasury announcement
Posted: Apr 8, 2019
 
Guest Viewpoint: Manuel Adamini, Sean Flannery, Toby Heaps and Eloy Lindeijer​

(First published March 2019 in Pensioen Pro: Opinie | Nodig grijze bedrijven uit voor het groene obligatiefeest) Published April 2019 (IPE Magazine)

Time to invite brown corporates to the green bond party – Special Post for Blog Subscribers
Posted: Apr 8, 2019

  

In a move to help advance green infrastructure development in South Africa, Fedgroup has become a signatory to the international Green Bond Pledge

 

Fedgroup signs Green Bond Pledge: First African Signatory to Sustainable Infrastructure Declaration
Posted: Apr 8, 2019

Expert groups convene to begin first round of discussions for the development of new Criteria

 

Climate Bonds Launches Expert Groups to Develop Shipping Criteria: Low Carbon Baselines for Shipping Sector Issuers
Posted: Apr 7, 2019

Brazil’s Agriculture Industry will need to leverage private capital. There's an urgent need to change the way the agri sector is financed in Brazil.

 

What’s it all about?

Brazil Green Finance Initiative (BGFI) holds first meeting of 2019 with special focus on driving institutional capital into Sustainable Agriculture and Infrastructure sectors
Posted: Apr 2, 2019

Climate Bonds Certified Green Bond, a Landmark Step in Development of African Green Bond Markets

 

 

Nigeria: Access Bank 1st Certified Corporate Green Bond in Africa: Leadership in Green Finance