Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Feb 21, 2018

Latest Q3 July-September 2017 study continues long term assessment of green bonds pricing

 

New report: GB Pricing in the Primary Market: Q3 2017: Climate Bonds third report in series
Posted: Feb 19, 2018

Programmatic issuers lead 2017 Top 10 Certifiers, market share grows in a year of record GB issuance

New Standards V3.0 to launch in Q2, Buildings Criteria rollout expands 

Ambitious development program through 2018, new sectors opening up for Certification 

 

We know you have all been champing at the bit to get hold of the 2017 year-end Climate Bonds Standard & Certification newsletter and now the wait is over.

Latest Standards Newsletter: Certified Climate Bonds top $30bn, Top10 Certified issuers in 2017: Buildings Criteria rollout: Expansion plans for 2018 and much more!
Posted: Feb 16, 2018

In 2017 we saw:

The year of the sovereigns and the rise of country level and regional green guidelines;

2017 Policy Highlights & Review and Forecasts for 2018
Posted: Feb 14, 2018

Investors can hear the latest China green finance developments from Sean Kidney, newly returned from twin launches of our China annual report in Hong Kong and Beijing.

Investor Webinar: China’s Green Bond Market – Investment Trends and Directions Wed 21 Feb 2018 12:00-13:00 GMT
Posted: Feb 14, 2018

Climate Bonds Initiative publishes first Nordic and Baltic Public Sector Green Bonds Study, with the support of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Local government, local government lending agencies and public entities generate almost half of green issuance in Nordic and Baltic states

 

What’s it all about?

Nordic and Baltic Public Sector Green Bonds: First scoping study on the role of the public sector in Northern-European green bond markets
Posted: Feb 14, 2018

Report launch today in Stockholm

First comprehensive overview of all Nordic green bonds issued in each nation since market inception.  

2017 issuance reaches new record. Plenty of headroom for growth.

 

What’s it all about?

The Green Bond Market in the Nordics: Small nations, big contributions: Launch at Handelsbanken's Annual Green Bonds and Sustainable Capital Markets Conference
Posted: Feb 12, 2018

We have made some tweaks to our Market Blog format to make it easier for readers to keep up with the very latest. Click here to see the full list of new and repeat issuers.

And don’t forget! Early bird registration for our March Conference and 3rd Annual Green Bonds Awards closes this week. Details here.

 

Highlights 

Jan Market Blog: Strong start to 2018: GBs from Asia & Norway: Green Sukuk: Sovereigns & Certified Bonds to start the year
Posted: Feb 9, 2018

分别于香港和北京发布

2017年中国在绿色债券监管和与国际绿色定义接轨上取得进一步发展,五个新的驱动因素将推动市场实现2020年目标

 

关于什么?

继气候债券倡议组织、中央国债登记结算有限责任公司(中央结算公司)在汇丰银行的支持下于昨天在香港联合发布《中国绿色债券市场2017》报告后,北京发布会于今日举办。本报告总结了中国绿色债券在2017年的发展,聚焦绿色债券发行情况、相关政策制定和市场增长。

气候债券倡议组织与中央结算公司联合发布第二份中国绿色债券市场年度报告,汇丰银行全力支持
Posted: Feb 9, 2018

Opens up Germany’s vast potential for green issuance on the back of the property sector, and there’s an interesting back story to this one….

 

Germany & green property data: What’s it all about?

In the absence of access to national data on buildings’ energy consumption and emissions production, a proxy has been established by Climate Bonds and LBBW to help kickstart a Certified market now and Certify asset pools originated prior to 2018.

Germany’s LBBW EUR750m green bond secures Certification under the Climate Bond Standard for Low Carbon Buildings (Commercial)
Posted: Feb 8, 2018

What's it all about?

Indonesian Bourse Joins Partner Program

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has become the first Exchange in Southeast Asia to join Climate Bonds Initiative Partner Program.

Indonesia: IDX in new Partnership with CBI: Meanwhile EBA & PINA sign new MoU with CBI to join forces on green infrastructure investment