Climate Bonds' Green Bond Training: 6-8 September 2022

Dates:  6, 7 & 8 September 2022

Time: 6:00am - 8:30am EDT (New York, Toronto)
           7:00am - 9:30pm Brasília/Buenos Aires
           11:00am - 1:30pm BST (London)
           12:00pm - 2:30pm CEST & SAST (Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Johannesburg)
           5:00pm - 7:30pm Bangkok/Jakarta
           6:00pm - 8:30pm Beijing/Singapore 
         

Format: Live Virtual via Zoom - No pre-requirements

CLIMATE BONDS' GREEN BOND TRAINING

As the leading sustainable debt instrument, green bonds have been paving the path of issuances to other thematic labelled bonds to attain sustainable development global goals and provide the capital for long-term environmental and social infrastructure. They allow issuers to raise funding for projects that support the sustainable development agenda and investors to play an influential and positive role required to build a low-carbon, resource-efficient, climate-resilient, and inclusive economy.

The Climate Bonds Initiative has been collecting green bond data since its inception in 2010 and has delivered training about it since 2018. The signature Green Bond Training is a comprehensive and practical course on green bonds for a range of individuals who wish to gain a broad knowledge of these thematic labels. It comprises four learning modules, case studies, interactive discussions, and exercises to provide a valuable learning experience to participants.

COURSE CONTENT

To enhance the learning experience, we use a mix of structured theory, case studies, experience sharing, and practical exercises:

• Green Bond Basics: current finance landscape, the sustainable debt market, green bond definitions, types and benefits, and its contributions to the global goals 
• Setting Up the Scene: market stakeholders, green bond principles and standards, Climate Bonds taxonomy and classification systems, the Green bonds policy landscape
• Process for Issuing a Bond Labelled Green: pre-issuance including green bond framework, Issuance, and post-issuance including allocation of proceeds and reporting.
• Green Bond Market Development: global and regional; Sovereign bonds market evolution, its benefits and impact, and transition bonds

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Climate Bonds' Green Bond Training objective is to provide an overall understanding of the role of green bonds in shifting financial practices to more sustainable approaches while providing an overview of how these bonds impact the way the market perceives sustainability and what attracts investors and issuers to the green bond market. Additionally, the Green Bond Training aims to discuss the green bond issuance process in detail, providing comprehensive information on the market’s size, key stakeholders, key investment themes, and regional markets, among other key elements.

Specifically, participants in the Green Bond Training can expect to acquire solid knowledge and be able to respond to the following questions at the end of the sessions: 

• What are green bonds, and why are they important?
• What does it mean for a bond to be labelled green?
• What determines how green bonds are?
• What are the Climate Bonds taxonomy and other classification systems?
• What are the specific steps to issue a green bond?
• What is a green bond framework?
• Who is involved in the process of issuing a green bond?
• What are the green bond market dynamics globally and regionally?
• What are the relevant green bond regulations and policies?
• Why is it important to certify a green bond?

TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH

• Training format: 7.5 hours of content delivered online (Live Virtual via Zoom) in 3 sessions of 2.5 hours each (1 session per day). 
• Trainers: climate finance specialists will deliver the training
• Participants: 30 is the suggested number of participants per training
• Material: Climate Bonds Initiative provides participants with all training materials and presentations
• Language: training materials and communication are in English
• Certificate: participants who complete the course are awarded a Climate Bonds Certificate and a CPD Certification Service Certificate.