Sean Kidney
CEO
The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused
NGO based in London. It works
internationally to mobilize debt capital markets to
fund a rapid, global transition to a low-
carbon and climate resilient economy.
The Initiative advises development banks, investors
, governments and NGOs about
structuring programs to maximize the leverage of pu
blic sector resources. That includes
green investment banks, green securitization and “s
ustainable financial solutions” for large-
scale energy efficiency schemes.
Projects include developing proposals for the Europ
ean Commission’s DG Climate on
Europe’s role in mobilizing private sector capital
for climate solutions; helping organize a
Green Bonds workstream for the UN Secretary-General
’s Climate Summit; and working with
China’s central bank on how to grow green bonds in
China.
The Climate Bonds Initiative also runs an Internati
onal Standards and Certification
Scheme for climate bonds; investor groups represent
ing $34 trillion of assets sit on its board
and some 50 organizations are involved in its devel
opment and governance structure.
An accomplished international speaker, Sean has ove
r the past 18 months spoken at
conferences and seminars in Los Angeles, San Franci
sco, Toronto, Montreal, New York,
Boston, Washington DC, Paris, Frankfurt, Utrecht, G
eneva, Stockholm, London, Casablanca,
Abu Dhabi, Doha, Delhi, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong
Kong and Sydney.
Sean is also Consultant (Green Bonds) to the United
Nations Secretary General. He is also a
member of the German International Aid Ministry’s T
RANSfer Expert Group on “Using
Climate Financing to Leverage Sustainable TThe Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused
NGO based in London. It works
internationally to mobilize debt capital markets to
fund a rapid, global transition to a low-
carbon and climate resilient economy.
The Initiative advises development banks, investors
, governments and NGOs about
structuring programs to maximize the leverage of pu
blic sector resources. That includes
green investment banks, green securitization and “s
ustainable financial solutions” for large-
scale energy efficiency schemes.
Projects include developing proposals for the Europ
ean Commission’s DG Climate on
Europe’s role in mobilizing private sector capital
for climate solutions; helping organize a
Green Bonds workstream for the UN Secretary-General
’s Climate Summit; and working with
China’s central bank on how to grow green bonds in
China.
The Climate Bonds Initiative also runs an Internati
onal Standards and Certification
Scheme for climate bonds; investor groups represent
ing $34 trillion of assets sit on its board
and some 50 organizations are involved in its devel
opment and governance structure.
An accomplished international speaker, Sean has ove
r the past 18 months spoken at
conferences and seminars in Los Angeles, San Franci
sco, Toronto, Montreal, New York,
Boston, Washington DC, Paris, Frankfurt, Utrecht, G
eneva, Stockholm, London, Casablanca,
Abu Dhabi, Doha, Delhi, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong
Kong and Sydney.
Sean is also Consultant (Green Bonds) to the United
Nations Secretary General. He is also a
member of the German International Aid Ministry’s T
RANSfer Expert Group on “Using
Climate Financing to Leverage Sustainable Transport
” and was a member of the
Commonwealth Secretariat’s Expert Committee on Clim
ate Finance. He was previously an
award-winning marketing advisor to a number of the
largest Australian pension funds and
a social marketer and publisher.
Sean has four daughters and lives in London with hi
s partner.ransport
” and was a member of the
Commonwealth Secretariat’s Expert Committee on Clim
ate Finance. He was previously an
award-winning marketing advisor to a number of the
largest Australian pension funds and
a social marketer and publisher.
Sean has four daughters and lives in London with hi
s partner.
The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused
NGO based in London. It works
internationally to mobilize debt capital markets to
fund a rapid, global transition to a low-
carbon and climate resilient economy.
The Initiative advises development banks, investors
, governments and NGOs about
structuring programs to maximize the leverage of pu
blic sector resources. That includes
green investment banks, green securitization and “s
ustainable financial solutions” for large-
scale energy efficiency schemes.
Projects include developing proposals for the Europ
ean Commission’s DG Climate on
Europe’s role in mobilizing private sector capital
for climate solutions; helping organize a
Green Bonds workstream for the UN Secretary-General
’s Climate Summit; and working with
China’s central bank on how to grow green bonds in
China.
The Climate Bonds Initiative also runs an Internati
onal Standards and Certification
Scheme for climate bonds; investor groups represent
ing $34 trillion of assets sit on its board
and some 50 organizations are involved in its devel
opment and governance structure.
An accomplished international speaker, Sean has ove
r the past 18 months spoken at
conferences and seminars in Los Angeles, San Franci
sco, Toronto, Montreal, New York,
Boston, Washington DC, Paris, Frankfurt, Utrecht, G
eneva, Stockholm, London, Casablanca,
Abu Dhabi, Doha, Delhi, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong
Kong and Sydney.
Sean is also Consultant (Green Bonds) to the United
Nations Secretary General. He is also a
member of the German International Aid Ministry’s T
RANSfer Expert Group on “Using
Climate Financing to Leverage Sustainable Transport
” and was a member of the
Commonwealth Secretariat’s Expert Committee on Clim
ate Finance. He was previously an
award-winning marketing advisor to a number of the
largest Australian pension funds and
a social marketer and publisher.
Sean has four daughters and lives in London with hi
s partner.