Climate Bonds Blog

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!
Posted: Dec 19, 2017

A big first for Africa and a big step for green finance - Nigeria aligns sovereign issuance to best practice model, pointer for nations to follow

 

What's it all about?

Nigeria Issues Climate Bonds Certified Sovereign Green Bond: Signals ‘more to come’ as part of Paris NDC objectives
Posted: Dec 15, 2017

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Market Round Up: NZ Contact Energy’s Certified GB Programme; 1st Green Issuance from an Insurance Company: Germany, Italy, Norway, US, Denmark…Green Sukuk, Green Schuldschein and more!
Posted: Dec 15, 2017

Strong green bonds growth in 2017 a solid platform for market expansion 

 

What’s it all about?

The Brazil Green Finance Initiative (previously named Brazil Market Development Council) gathered on yesterday in São Paulo for the final meeting of 2017.

Brazil Green Finance Initiative: Sets 2018 strategy for low carbon economy, green investment, international partnerships and more!
Posted: Dec 15, 2017

Aumento nas emissões de títulos verdes em 2017 fortalece plataforma para expansão do mercado

 

Conta Mais

Iniciativa Brasileira de Finanças Verdes: Traça estratégia de 2018 para economia de baixo carbono, investimentos verdes, parcerias internacionais e mais!