Climate-Bond-Standards

Green Building Council of Australia joins as a Climate Bonds Partner / GBCA’s Green Star performance data can now be used to support Climate Bonds certification

Submitted on Mon, 2015-06-29 14:42

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) runs the Green Star environmental rating system for buildings. The system is especially popular in Australia and, more recently, in South Africa.

The pool of Climate Bonds Standard verifiers is growing fast: Sustainalytics is the latest to join

Submitted on Mon, 2015-06-08 11:05

Sustainalytics – the leading independent provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis to investors around the world– is the latest company to be confirmed by the Climate Bond Standards Advisory Board* as an approved verifier.

Three of the leading professional assurance firms (EY, KPMG, PwC) + Bureau Veritas and others come together to discuss assurance and how the updated version of the Climate Bond Standard can address risks around environmental performance in green bonds

Submitted on Mon, 2015-06-01 12:41

By Justine Leigh-Bell, Manager of Standards and Certification Scheme

Howzat! ANZ Bank issues A$600m ($464m) green bond to finance green property + renewables! Certified under Climate Bonds Standard - it’s a hit! Oversubscribed & attracts new investors. 3.25%, 5yr, Aa2e/AA-

Submitted on Wed, 2015-05-27 19:19

Today, Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ), Australia’s third largest bank, closed their A$600m ($464m) inaugural green bond deal – and the largest Certified Climate Bond to date. The 5-year bond has a semi-annual coupon of 3.25% and is rated Aa2e/AA-. ANZ was underwriter of the bond.