Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Mar 7, 2018

Highlights:

Market Blog #2/2018: Three new Sovereign GBs: More on NAB Certified RMBS; Green Bond Pioneer Awards coming soon!
Posted: Mar 1, 2018

Support from major financial institutions underlines growing significance of green finance in meeting climate and sustainability challenges  

 

Annual Conference Partners Announced

The Climate Bonds Initiative is pleased to announce the major Sponsors for our 2018 Annual Conference and 3rd Annual Green Bond Pioneer Awards, being held in the City of London, from 19th - 21st of March.

Announcement: 2018 Annual Conference & 3rd Green Bond Awards Major Sponsors
Posted: Feb 26, 2018

 

Joint goal to promote low carbon building, green investment & resilience in built environment in Kenya

 

Nairobi: Kenya Green Building Society and CBI sign MoU: Aim to boost green lending for low carbon climate resilient buildings
Posted: Feb 26, 2018

       

New project will connect green financial opportunities to industry players

Climate Bonds & Sociedade Rural Brasileira celebrate partnership on new project to develop green finance opportunities for Brazil’s sustainable agriculture industry
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