Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Aug 4, 2017

Anecdotal evidence has suggested that green bonds are heavily oversubscribed and may price tighter than expected. Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market: January 2016 - March 2017 explores the data to discover whether or not this is happening.

 

What’s it all about?

The green bond market continues to grow and as of July 2017 totalled over USD 233 billion. The ongoing strength of the labelled green bond market illustrates the extent of investor demand for climate-related investments.

Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market - Is There a Greenium? Latest Analysis from Climate Bonds
Posted: Aug 3, 2017

Brazilian and UK organizations meet and join forces to grow sustainable development and green finance as part of 2nd annual Economic & Financial Dialogue

 

Chancellor of the Exchequer launches UK–Brazil Green Finance Partnership in São Paulo
Posted: Aug 2, 2017

Como parte do 2º Diálogo Econômico-Financeiro Brasil-Reino Unido, organizações dos dois países se encontram e unem forças para impulsionar desenvolvimento sustentável e financiamento verde

 

Mais detalhes

Parceria Brasil-Reino Unido em Finanças Verdes é lançada pelo Ministro da Fazenda do Reino Unido, Phillip Hammond
Posted: Jul 31, 2017

Help keep the momentum going to green up the EU financial system, drive capital investment towards climate, sustainability and infrastructure goals

 

What’s it all about? 

EU Expert Group on Sustainable Finance: Interim Report: Give your feedback before September 6th: Make our planet great again!
Posted: Jul 28, 2017

Grüne Verbriefungen; Green Covered Bonds; die Rolle der Börsen; Green City Bonds und 5 Einfache Schritte für Emittenten von Green Bonds – alles, was Sie unbedingt wissen sollten

Jetzt auf Deutsch: 5 Themenpapiere zum Thema Green Finance
Posted: Jul 28, 2017

A less sticky summer for Sean & Justine, working across the other side of the Equator - apart from a one-day trip to New Delhi for a FICCI Summit at the end of the month. Sometimes we like it cold.

August Events: Summertime chills: Sydney, Melbourne, São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro - Climate Bonds flies to the Southern Hemisphere this month
Posted: Jul 26, 2017

Leading hydropower operator China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has issued its first offshore green bond, raising EUR650 million for wind projects in Germany & Portugal

 

Strong Investor Demand

China’s first Certified Climate Bond: China Three Gorges Corporation: Funds wind energy in Europe
Posted: Jul 24, 2017

Impact Reporting in the green bond market: A closer look at climate and envir

Impact Reporting & Green Bonds: A Closer Look: Analysis from our recent Use of Proceeds Report
Posted: Jul 24, 2017

Issue 4 of our Quarterly Newsletter

If you’re already an avid follower of our Standards and Ceritification quarterly editions and need no further introduction, go straight to the newsletter here.

 


 

What's inside?

 

Quarterly Newsletter: US Munis lead on green, new Criteria coming soon, latest Certified bonds, standards development, harmonisation, HLEG and... We're hiring!
Posted: Jul 22, 2017

Since our last Market Blog, we have seen 19 issuers, including a new green RMBS from one of our green bond pioneers Berlin Hyp, first time issuance from Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo and Norway’s Nordea Bank has taken the plunge into green waters.

Now this is good, but let’s look at some big thinking…

 

$1 Trillion in Green Bonds by 2020?

Market Blog: EIB GB Anniversary, New York State Housing, Norway, Italy, Sweden again, news bites, gossip. Let’s think big for 2020!