Climate Bonds Blog
Posted: Jan 19, 2018
December Market Blog: Nigeria issues 1st African Sovereign Green Bond & its Climate Bonds Certified! IRFC and PFC Certified from India: plus US, Swedish, Italian, German, Malaysian, Japanese and Chinese issuance and more!
Posted: Jan 17, 2018
La mayor parte de los recursos de los bonos verdes se destinó a proyectos de transporte limpio, seguido por los de energía renovable, construcción sustentable y eficiencia energética
El mercado global de bonos alineados al cambio climático alcanza ya $895 mil millones en circulación
La emisión global de bonos verdes supera los USD 120 mil millones hasta Julio 2017
Posted: Jan 15, 2018
In late December, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) jointly released new guidelines for green bond verifiers and verification activities in China.
What's it all about?
In late December, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) jointly released new guidelines for green bond verifiers and verification activities in China.
Chinese regulators introduce supervisory scheme for green bond verifiers - Further step in building market frameworks
Posted: Jan 15, 2018
Germany’s second-largest bank by asset size DZ BANK becomes a Climate Bonds Partner: Herzlich Willkommen!
What’s it all about?
Germany’s second-largest bank in terms of assets, DZ BANK, joined the Climate Bonds Partner Program, joining forces to facilitate green bonds issuance and other green debt products to raise capital in line with Germany’s ambitious climate targets.
Germany’s DZ BANK is the latest to join the Climate Bonds Partner Program
Posted: Jan 11, 2018
From billions to trillions in green bonds sounds attractive. What will it take?
You’re invited to be part of the answers.
Green Bonds - Moving the market from billions to trillions
Climate Bonds 2018 Annual Conference in March is the centrepiece of a green finance week in London.
How to get to a $1tn Green Bond Market? Find answers at our Annual Conference-March 2018!
Posted: Jan 10, 2018
New annual record for global green finance. US, China, France lead Top10. New Issuers, new markets, use of proceeds on track & more numbers!
Plus our 7 super trends to watch for in 2018 including our USD 250-300bn initial forecast for the full year.
Lastly…A big shout for our 20th-21st March Annual Conference in London. Find out more here.
What’s it all about?
2017 GB Issuance: USD155.5bn: New Record! All the 2017 numbers that count in our Green Bond Highlights report: Plus our Seven Super Trends and 2018 green bonds forecast!
Posted: Jan 5, 2018
Swedish bank joins our expanding network
One of Sweden’s leading banks, Handelsbanken is the latest financial institution to join our Partners Program. Partners assist in developing climate finance solutions, market development committees and help define policy agendas for national, regional and sector based programs.
Handelsbanken: Latest addition to our Partners Program!
Posted: Jan 2, 2018
2017 has been a great year: Among numerous achievements, we reached the $100 billion benchmark and we’re sure 2018 will be even more rewarding. This month we’ll be flying to India, China, Austria, Morocco and Rwanda.
January Events: From Mumbai, to Beijing, Hong Kong, Vienna, Rabat & Kigali: four different continents for a great start into 2018!
Posted: Dec 22, 2017
Early Christmas present for green bonds enthusiasts! 2-month public consultation: Feedback by February 18th, Official release in late 2018
Public consultation opens for new V3.0 of the Climate Bonds Standard - Next iteration of the overarching multi-sector Standard available for review now!
Posted: Dec 19, 2017
Green bonds issuance hitting the record $100 mark, certified green bonds from Barclays, Bank of China, ICBC and China Development Bank... Yes, November was a month full of big news for the green bonds market! Here is the selection of media coverage for a busy November.
Magic $100 billion mark
November Media digest – FT x 6, Reuters, South China Morning Post with big news from Barclays, Bank of China and more!