Resources:
- Cement Criteria Document (English)
- Cement Background Paper (English)
- Summary of Public Consultation (English)
- Climate Bonds Standard v4.0
- Cement Criteria Frequently Asked Questions (English)
Translations:
- Cement Criteria Document
(Chinese) / 水泥标准 - Cement Background Paper (Chinese - Upcoming)
Timeline of Development:
September 2021: TWG Launch
December 2021: IWG Launch
February - April 2022: Public Consultation
News:
Status: As of 5 October 2022, the Cement Criteria are available for use in certifications. The Climate Bonds Standard Board approved them in August 2022, making them world-first criteria for investments in the cement sector.
Criteria: The Cement Criteria lay out the requirements that cement production assets and activities must meet to be eligible for inclusion in a Certified Climate Bond. They also lay out a credible transition path for cement production companies to issue transition labelled debt. The Criteria apply to the manufacture and production of cement and do not address other stages of the value chain.
The Criteria contain Mitigation Requirements and Adaptation & Resilience Requirements.
Financial instruments linked to these eligible assets, activities and entities will be aligned with the Paris Agreement and the goal of keeping global temperature rises to no more than 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels.
Public consultation:
Public consultation began on 22 February 2022 and lasted for 74 days.
A webinar to launch the consultation took place at 15:00 Brussels / 14:00 London on 22 February. It provided an opportunity for interested parties to learn more about the Criteria and to ask questions. The webinar is available below.
Why develop eligibility Criteria for cement investments?
Improved guidance, such as these Criteria, will guide investors to invest in credible transition activity, guide asset owners to upgrade their infrastructure, and guide policy makers to incentivise the transition and can be utilised by governments in setting regulation or recommendations for decarbonising the sector.
The Cement Criteria are one of two of the first sector criteria released under Climate Bonds' Transition Programme. This focus on industrial transition is driven by Climate Bonds' work on Frameworks to Assess Transition.
The Technical and Industry Working Groups (TWG and IWG)
To create the Criteria, Climate Bonds convened a Technical Working Group (TWG) and an Industry Working Group (IWG) with representatives from investors, public entities, research institutes and international policy bodies from around the world. These experts ensure robust pragmatic criteria is developed.
The Cement Criteria Technical Working Group Members
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Lead Consultant Cyrille Dunant |
University of Cape Town Prof. Mark Alexander |
University of Antwerp, Belgium Zhi Cao |
Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie Germany Georg Holtz
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Universidade de São Paulo Prof. Vanderley John |
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China Building Materials Academy Li Juan |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Ioanna Kourti |
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Prof. Karen Scrivener
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TNO Kira West |
TNO Cassio Xavier |
Rocky Mountain Institute Estefania Marchan* |
*Sat on the TWG as a liaison on behalf of the Rocky Mountain Insitute.
The Cement Criteria Industry Working Group Members**
Dr Ma Weiping – West China Cement Ltd | Ravi Chandra Chikatimalla – JSW Cement |
Adam Gustafsson – UBS Asset Management | Douglas Farquhar – NN Investment Partners |
Leanne Bloch-Jorgensen – National Australia Bank | Daniel Kricheff – Affirmative Investment Management |
Asja Hossain – Bayern LB | Giuseppe Cosulich – Credit Suisse |
Samuel Mary – Pimco | Kaboo Leung – Pimco |
Francesca Fraulo – Sustain Advisory | Zonta Yung – SGS Hong Kong |
Diana Via – PCS | Ken Zhong – PWC |
Atul Sanghal – Emergent Ventures | Jean Hetzel – NSF |
Weitai Gao – CCXGF | Mayur Mukati – Sustainalytics |
Marine Durrieu – ISS ESG |