climate-bond-standards

The Industry Working Group provides input to the development of structure, operation and framing of the Climate Bonds Standards & Certification Scheme. The objective of the Scheme is to provide a screening tool for investors that gives them confidence that funds are being used to deliver climate change solutions.

We are looking for an energetic Program officer to join our Central London team to coordinate the rapid development of the Climate Bond Standard and Certification Scheme.

The role will involve working with investments banks and potential climate bonds issuers on Climate Bond certifications, consulting with other stakeholders, improving and streamlining>verification processes, training for verifiers, as well as communications of all sorts.

Today, as the Climate Bonds Standards Board meets to approve the eligibility criteria for Green Buildings and Bus Rapid Transit systems, USD 2.24 trillion of investors committed to working to “grow a large and robust market that makes a real contribution to addressing climate change" and called on corporates and governments to urgently deliver projects to b

Today, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) joins the Climate Bonds Standard Industry Working Group at a meeting of the Group to discuss proposed new Climate Bonds eligibility criteria for low-carbon buildings and bus rapid transit systems. 

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) is one of world’s biggest professional services networks, with a sustainability and climate change advisory and assurance team of 700 experts.

The National Australia Bank (NAB), one of the four big banks in Australia, has closed Australia’s first climate bond certified under the Climate Bonds Standard. The A$300m bond has tenor of 7 years, coupon of 4% and is rated AA- (S&P) / Aa2 (Moody’s).