Tomorrow (25 Sep), we will be co-hosting a webinar with the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) at:
Climate Bonds Blog
Posted: Sep 24, 2015
Reminder: webinar tomorrow! Climate Bonds Initiative and ASrIA co-hosted webinar on how the Climate Bonds Standard V2.0 will make independent review easy - 25 Sep: 11:00 Dubai / 12:30 Delhi / 15:00 Beijing & Hong Kong / 17:00 Sydney
Posted: Sep 23, 2015
Global banking giant Citi has today become a Climate Bonds Partner.
Philip Brown, Head of EMEA Fixed Income Public Sector and SRI Origination, said:
“Earlier this year, Citi announced a goal to lend, invest and facilitate a total of $100 billion within the next 10 years to finance activities that reduce the impacts of climate change and create environmental solutions that benefit people and communities. This goal demonstrates our commitment to finding innovative ways to finance projects that lead to sustainable growth."
Citi becomes a Climate Bonds Partner; working together to support continued growth in the green bonds market
Posted: Sep 21, 2015
Sao Paulo: We have just launched a briefing for the public sector: “Scaling green bond markets for sustainable development” at the star-studded International Seminar –
Live from Sao Paulo: Launch of ‘Scaling the green bonds market for sustainable development’ briefing; sets out policy options for govts
Posted: Sep 21, 2015
Today, we will be co-hosting a webinar with PGGM at:
09:00 New York / 14:00 London / 15:00 Amsterdam / 17:00 Dubai
Reminder: register now for Climate Bonds Initiative and PGGM co-hosted webinar on how the Climate Bonds Standard V2.0 will make independent review easy–today: 9:00 NYC / 14:00 London / 15:00 Amsterdam / 17:00 Dubai
Posted: Sep 18, 2015
The idea of green bonds or climate bonds is in fact quite simple: issue a bond and earmark the proceeds to green assets and investments. Make sure you’re transparent about what you’re doing and report back. Bingo. Sit back and bask in the glow of new investors, happier existing investors and burnished reputation.
We like people to feel good about issuing their green bonds because one of the things we’re trying to do in this market is draw attention to good work to address climate change where and when it’s already going on, and to encourage more.
New Advisory Team: Manuel Adamini, Rob Fowler & Darius Nassiry join to better support Climate Bond Partners and potential green bond issuers
Posted: Sep 18, 2015
India’s 1st green corp bond: CLP (INR6bn) / NIB EUR500m / New York Enviro Fund $376.5m / Colorado State Uni $42.1m @ClimateBonds
This week’s top news is the first green corporate bond in India from power company CLP – an important milestone. We’ve also seen: a benchmark EUR-issuance from repeat issuer Nordic Investment Bank; New York State Environment Agency with green bond for water; and Colorado State University issuing for green buildings. GIP infrastructure fund issued their first green bond and an unlabelled climate bond was also issued to finance offshore wind. And as always, we’ve got some gossip.
Green corporate bonds
India’s 1st green corporate bond from CLP (INR6bn) + gossip / Nordic Investm Bank EUR500m / New York Env Fund $376.5m for water / Colorado State Uni $42.1m for green buildings / unlabelled climate bond for offshore wind + Ulrik Ross + more
Posted: Sep 17, 2015
Webinar date and time: September 24, 1pm EST By the US Green City Bonds Coalition.
Form the Climate Bonds Initiative, CDP, C40, Ceres, ICLEI, Natural Resources Defense Council, As You Sow.
Speakers:
- Seattle Sound Transit CFO Brian McCartan, on SST’s green bond for transit.
- Mike Brown, Capital Finance Analyst at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, on SFPUC’s green hydro bond.
Moderator: Doug Sims, Natural Resources Defense Council's Center for Market Innovation
Invitation: USA Green City Bonds webinar 24 Sept, 13:00 EST - the benefits & how to do it + Seattle Sound Transport & SF PUC talk about their experiences issuing. A Climate Week special
Posted: Sep 15, 2015
Join the webinar to find out how the updated version of the Climate Bond Standard (v2.0) will make independent reviews of green bonds simpler and easier – and let us know if we can do even better. We’re in the last stretch of public consultation and we would really value your feedback!
The webinars are being co-hosted by major investors Aviva (UK), PGGM (Netherlands) and CalSTRS (USA) and the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). They will share an investor perspective.
Four options – pick that one that best suits your time zone:
SaveTheDate webinars x4: how Climate Bonds Standard v2.0 will make independent review easy. Co-hosted w PGGM, Aviva, CalSTRS, ASrIA - the investor view. Sept 21, 25, 29, 30, Europe/Asia/USA
Posted: Sep 15, 2015
Geothermal power has the potential to make an enormous contribution to a rapid transition to a low-emissions economy. The University of Utah estimates that heat from global geothermal resources is equivalent to 42 million megawatts of power. To give you an idea on what that means in practice, one megawatt can meet the power needs of about 1,000 homes. So here we are talking about the potential of 42 million megawatts – million! – that’s millions of homes powered by geothermal. That’s the scale we need!
Climate Bonds Standard Geothermal power criteria released for 30 day public consultation. Key: must have a near zero-emissions operating profile
Posted: Sep 11, 2015
The Netherlands’ state-owned banking giant, ABN AMRO, with a balance sheet total of EUR 410 billion, announced today that it has become a Climate Bonds Partner.
The bank has sustainability anchored in its strategic priorities. It recently issued the largest Certified Climate Bond to date – EUR 500 million – with the proceeds allocated to loans towards low carbon residential mortgages, commercial real estate and solar panels.
Leading Dutch bank ABN AMRO becomes a Climate Bonds Partner; aims to grow green property bonds market