Climate Bonds Blog

Posted: Mar 15, 2016

Corporate Green Bonds

 

Hyundai Capital Services issues first Korean corporate green bond for hybrids and electric vehicles (5yrs, 2.87%, $500m)

Green Bond Market Report: Korea! Hyundai inaugural $500m for hybrids & EVs, China! Bank of Qingdao RMB 4bn ($615m), Sweden! Sveaskog SEK 1bn ($116m) forestry, US! Georgia Power $325m, and Philippines! APRI certified green bond $500m w/ADB guarantee
Posted: Mar 14, 2016

New Delhi 15 March: Observer Research Foundation’s New Climate Economy Conference, 10:00-14:00. Justine Leigh-Bell speaking on Tuesday about about Financing Resilient Infrastructure. The Connaught, Oberoi Hotel. India is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change; infrastructure in development needs to resilient to that change.

Mexico City 16 March: Green Bonds in Mexico conference. Sean Kidney speaking on Wednesday, 9:00-14:00 at Auditorio Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. Nacional Financiera because the first Mexican green bond issuer late in 2015; how do we turn this first step into a local market?

Climate Bond talks: Mexico City & Delhi this week on using green bonds to finance green infrastructure, Shenzhen next week of how-to ​issue a green bond
Posted: Mar 4, 2016

 

The Big Picture

“This is a landmark transaction for the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the Philippines, and the Asia-Pacific region in terms of both capital markets development and climate finance.”

Post COP21 climate finance in action: Philippines project bond for geothermal energy backed by Asian Development Bank: USD 225m in local currency: First Climate Bonds Certified in Asia-Pacific
Posted: Feb 29, 2016

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have announced a new partnership designed to drive the development of low-carbon finance that can help address sustainability and climate challenges.

 

Teaming up for low-carbon finance: MoU marks new partnership as WBCSD and the Climate Bonds Initiative join forces on green bonds
Posted: Feb 29, 2016

Focus: Asia

South China Morning Post, Hong Kong should use its status as an international finance hub to promote climate bonds, Asmita Aarshi

Aarshi encourages Hong Kong’s finance community to up its game when it comes to promoting a low carbon economy through green financing. The Paris Green Bond Statement gets a mention.

Jan media digest: China, India & echoes of Paris. Green bonds coverage in South China Morning Post, Global Capital, Euromoney and more
Posted: Feb 26, 2016

 

Corporate green bonds

Apple Issues largest certified US corporate Green Bond ($1.5bn, 7 yrs, 2.85% S/A, Aa1e)

Green Bond Market Report: Apple sources $1.5bn green bond funding, Renovate America on the PACE with 2nd green ABS of $217.5m, MTA on track for $783m certified issuance, Ramsey’s $17.9m green debut, Development banks active, NN IP launches green bond fund
Posted: Feb 23, 2016

Come say hello if you are at any of the events, or get in touch if you're interested in arranging a meeting in your part of the world.

 

When?

Where?

Feb/March Talks: Sydney, Shanghai, Rio, Vancouver, Mexico City, Delhi
Posted: Feb 23, 2016

US Muniland (the US Municipal bond market) now holds the title for the largest certified green bond

  

Institutional and retail investor demand for MTA Certified green bond drives upsizing from $500m to $782.5m - Making it the largest certified green bond so far.
Posted: Feb 23, 2016

Toronto based clean energy company latest to join program

        

Here comes the sun! Global solar developer SkyPower becomes a Climate Bonds Partner
Posted: Feb 20, 2016

Global investment manager NN Investment Partners, (NN IP) has today joined the Climate Bonds Partnership Program.

Dutch investment giant joins Partner Program. NN Investment Partners (formerly ING Investment Management) is the latest international asset manager to join forces with Climate Bonds