November was a good month for the green bonds market: the largest month of issuance to date, the first green bond from Mexico and a first green bond from Indian development bank IDBI.

There was also a flurry of banks with USD1 billion or more mandates including Credit Agricole, HSBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, KfW and IFC. We also had some prominent joiners to the Climate Bonds Partners programme including Blackrock, Thomson Reuters, EY and IDBI.

The green bonds market has developed a lot in the past year. It’s time we celebrated that!

On 3 February 2016 the Climate Bonds Initiative will announce the 2015 Green Bond Pioneer Awards, kindly hosted by the London Stock Exchange (and its green bond listing).

Come and celebrate! The Awards will honour pioneering organisations and individuals whose green bond activities have been leading the market in creating climate finance solutions.

People’s Bank of China (PBoC) today announced new guidance on green bond issuance in China’s inter-bank bond market.
中国人民银行（央行）在今天发布了银行间市场绿色债券发行公告。

The PBoC has also published Green Projects Catalogue developed by Green Finance Committee, China Society for Finance & Banking (GFC), defining assets and projects qualified for green bonds.
同时，央行也公布了《绿色债券支持项目目录》。该目录由中国金融学会绿色金融专业委员会(简称“绿金委”)开发，为绿色债券融资项目提供界定标准。

Corporate green bonds

BPCE, one of the largest banks in France, issues €300m ($328.6m) inaugural green bond -  (1.125%, A/A2, 7yrs)

BPCE, France’s second largest bank, issued its inaugural bond of €300m for renewable energy projects in the country. Rated as A (S&P, Fitch) and A2 (Moody’s), the bond comes in €300m ($328.6m), offering 1.125% coupon and 7-yr tenor. Natixis is the sole underwriter for this issuance.