Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Nov 10, 2017

Our Quarterly comparison between the behaviour of selected green and vanilla bonds in the primary market continues.

Data sample expands further with the second report of the Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market series.

 

Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market: Latest Climate Bonds Analysis for Q2 2017
Posted: Nov 9, 2017

 

Proceeds to energy efficient buildings: Initial details emerge in public announcement

 

What’s it all about?

Breaking! Swiss Canton of Geneva to issue green muni bonds: Announced today!
Posted: Nov 9, 2017

Quarter 3 reflects strong growth and new market entrants

 

Overview

The green bond market has kept its strong pace in Quarter 3 2017, reaching a total of USD27.7bn from July to September.

Q3 2017 Green Bonds Market Summary: Top Issuers, Top Underwriters: 2nd largest quarter ever! Plus 1st Green Sukuk: New Transactions and more…
Posted: Nov 7, 2017

First day of COP23; first green bond from a UK bank, financing and refinancing green residential mortgages

 

What’s it all about?

Barclays issues Climate Bonds Certified Green Bond: €500m First for a UK Bank
Posted: Nov 2, 2017

On 7th November with WWF we’re holding a side event on sovereign green bonds

Come and hear about present and future issuers: WWF PandaHub, Bonn Zone COP23

 

The Green Sovereign Story

Poland led the way, France and Fiji followed by stepping up on sovereign issuance. Nigeria has signalled their intentions. Who’s next to take the lead?

Invitation: At COP next Tuesday? Sovereign Green Bonds: Hear from the Experts
Posted: Nov 1, 2017

Pictured from left: Robert Scharfe, CEO Luxembourg Stock Exchange; Nicolas Mackel, CEO Luxembourg for Finance; Huang Changqing, China’s Ambassador to the Grand Duchy; and Chen Fei, general manager of ICBC Luxembourg.

 

Final details have emerged on Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s (ICBC) inaugural green bond issuance, listed yesterday on the Luxembourg Green Exchange

ICBC Lists $2.1bn Climate Bonds Certified Green Bond on LGX: World’s Biggest Bank Announces More Details on Inaugural Green Issuance
Posted: Oct 29, 2017

A definite Pacific flavour this month with CEO Sean Kidney starting off in Japan, busy in Bonn and Brussels and Cairo before finishing the month in Seoul and Hong Kong.

Meanwhile other team members are addressing events and moderating panels on green bonds and climate finance in 11 cities on 3 different continents.

Don’t miss the chance to meet Sean, or Sandeep and if you're in Sydney, say hello to Bridget.

November Events: Japan to Germany, Bonn & Brussels, Seoul & Sydney, COP23 & Cairo, Mumbai, Miami & more: A big month for Climate Bonds.
Posted: Oct 20, 2017

 

International Public Consultation is now open for the Water Criteria Phase 2

Draft investor guidance for water bonds infrastructure under the Climate Bonds Standard

 

Water Criteria Phase 2 open for International Public Consultation: Introductory webinars for issuers and investors in water bonds
Posted: Oct 18, 2017

Fiji’s Prime Minister & President of COP23 Frank Bainimarama announces green bond issuance just weeks away from the start of Bonn Climate Conference

 

Year of Sovereign Green Bonds gets a south sea boost!

Fiji Becomes 3rd Nation to Issue a Sovereign Green Bond: FJD100m (USD50m) to Finance Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Projects
Posted: Oct 18, 2017

Big stories of certified bonds from ICBC and IREDA in the past month made a lot of media headlines. You are now unlikely to find a green finance media report that does not include a mention of green bonds. Here are some of the top stories we selected for you.

 

Market

Sept Media digest: Euromoney, FT, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, The Telegraph, CityAM and many more. Don’t miss out!