Climate-Bonds

Invitation: London 28 July AM, UK launch of ‘Bonds & Climate Change: State of Market 2015’ report, with Sean Kidney, HSBC's Zoe Knight

Please join us in London on 28 July for a presentation and discussion of the 2015 HSBC and Climate Bonds Initiative report Bonds and Climate Change: the state of the market in 2015.

The event will be kindly hosted by Norton Rose; the report has been funded by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

Time: Tuesday 28 July, Registration/coffee 8:15am for 8:30–10:00am

Invitation: New York City 24 July AM, US launch of ‘Bonds & Climate Change: State of Market 2015’ report, with Sean Kidney, BBL's Lenora Suki & NRDC's Doug Sims; hosted by HSBC

Please join us in New York on 24 July for a presentation and discussion of the 2015 HSBC and Climate Bonds Initiative report Bonds and Climate Change: the state of the market in 2015. The event will be kindly hosted by HSBC; the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence has funded the report.

Time: Friday 24 July, Registration 8:00am for 8:30–10:00am

Venue: HSBC, 452 Fifth Avenue, North America Room, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018

Wkly blog: Digital Realty $500m GB for low carbon bldgs; SwedishExportCredit $500m inaugural GB; more OPIC GreenGuaranties; Latvenergo’s GB green credentials; EuroFIMA climate-aligned bonds; market dvlpts & gossip

It’s been a big couple of weeks with close to $2.5bn of green bonds issued. Digital Realty Trust came to market with a $500m green bond for low-carbon buildings, and Swedish Export Credit Agency became the first European export credit agency to join the green bond market with a $500m inaugural issuance.

Invitación: Seminario sobre los Bonos 20 de julio 17:00-19:00 + lanzamiento del informe ‘Bonos y Cambio Climático: EL Estado del Mercado en 2015’. Sean Kidney + Asociación de Bancos de México DG Juan Carlos Jiménex + Alcalde Mayor de Londres Allan Yarrow

(For those unfortunates who can't read Spanish, an English version is at the bottom of this email)

Report Launch: Climate-aligned bonds universe $597.7bn in 2015! Opportunities for climate-focused investors in transport, energy, building & industry, water, waste & pollution + agriculture & forestry

The Climate Bonds Initiative today launches its annual market sizing report ‘Bonds and Climate Change: the state of the market in 2015’. View the report now (A4 version / A3 version).

This report is the fourth edition of the annual Bonds and Climate Change: state of the market report commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence.