Standard

The Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme is a labelling scheme for bonds and loans. Rigorous scientific criteria ensure that bonds and loans with Certification, are consistent with the 2 degrees Celsius warming limit in the Paris Agreement. The Scheme is used globally by bond issuers, governments, investors and the financial markets to prioritise investments which genuinely contribute to addressing climate change.

Resilience is one of the biggest climate issues for emerging economies, read our think piece on agri in India.
Climate Bonds releases Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Report for Green Bond, Loan & Sukuk Investment
Desalination Certification now available under the Climate Bonds Standard!
Green Bond Training, US & Canada. Initial course: Online: 3 days: 27-29 April. 09:00 San Fran/ 12:00 NYC, Registration Open.
SustainAdvisory joins us as a new Approved Verifier, providing verification across various sectors under Climate Bonds Standard.
Breaking: Climate Bonds inaugurates Shanghai office & signs MoU with Lujiazui Financial City & Global Asset Management.
New Criteria for Sustainable Hydropower Projects now available for Certification under the Climate Bonds Standard.
UK to offer up to £15bn in Green Gilts to the market, read our latest post.
2020 ends with record $269.5bn green issuance, here is our full analysis.
2020 Marked $1Trillion in Global Cumulative Green Issuance: read a complete breakdown of the green bond market since inception.
Also available Green Bond Training for Asia Pac: 29 - 31 March 2021: 17:00 Sydney/14:00 Hong Kong, Register Now!
Aiming high & aiming well, Transition needs Ambition, read the latest in our 3-part series
We have more upcoming Webinars in the Programme as well.
How did Japan perform in 2020? Our latest Japan State of the Market covers it all.
Sovereign Green, Social & Sustainability bonds Survey is released, reporting on the experience of 19 sovereign issuers.
Groundbreaking ‘Financing Credible Transitions’ Paper lays out Entity & Activity based approaches for Transition Finance Labels.
Our latest Approved Verifier, IENE to offer Green Debt Verification across Europe.
New central banks & market neutrality blog post, a climate bonds policy view.
GCA, Climate Bonds Initiative, and partners are committed to working with countries on operationalising Resilience.
We are back with our latest Pricing Report reflecting on the whirlwind of 2020 & the German Bund & more greenium!
  1. Standard
  2. Sector Criteria
  3. Sector Criteria Pending

Sector Criteria Pending

Sector criteria for Electrical transmission and distribution are currently in development 

 

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