climate-bonds-certification

Consultation period for Climate Bonds Standard v2.0 extended to 30 Sept. Designed to support green credentials while keeping cost of transaction low. Incorps Green Bond Principles

Submitted on Thu, 2015-09-03 21:00

As you may recollect, we published on 17 July the draft of version 2.0 of the Climate Bonds Standard. The updated text has three key improvements:

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.

Briljant! ABN AMRO debuts with green property bond, 1st euro zone Certified Climate Bond! Huge roadshow success sees deal upsized to EUR500m ($556m) yet still oversubscribed by x2 with EUR1bn of orders! 5yr, A2/A, 0.75%

Submitted on Wed, 2015-06-03 12:19

Netherlands State-owned bank ABN AMRO has just closed a EUR500m ($556m) green property bond deal – the first euro zone green bond to be certified under the

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.