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The sun is shining in NYC as Ban Ki Moon talks at UN Investor Summit on Climate Change. Did you know China that has announced $15bn of green bonds in one go. 奇妙

I’m writing this inside the United Nations complex in New York, part of a large crowd of investors, finance people, and related NGOs like ours.

First Environment confirmed as an Approved Climate Bonds Standard Verifier; building depth in the US green bond market

First Environment, an environmental engineering and consulting firm headquartered in New Jersey, has been confirmed by the Climate Bonds Standards Board as an Approved Verifier.

Todd Delaney, President of First Environment said:

Mark Burrows, Credit Suisse MD & Vice Chair, Global Investment Banking and doyen of Australian finance, joins as Climate Bonds senior advisor

High profile Australian & international finance executive Mark Burrows has taken up the newly created honorary role as Senior Adviser to the London based Climate Bonds Initiative.

Mark Burrows is currently Credit Suisse Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Investment Banking. For the past few years he has been working on sustainable development with global financial institutions and is a Special Advisor to the UNEP Finance Initiative.