This northern summer, we’ve seen a whopping $3bn green bond from the Bank of China, the world’s first government based certified green bond from Australia, plus some great stories out of Latin America, India and Hong Kong.
Here’s some of the green bonds stories that caught our attention in April and May. Media interest shows no sign of letting up.
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With high profile green bonds continuing to make headlines and break records in March, here’s our rundown of the big stories making waves.
Green Bond Market Stories
Lots of major new outlets spoke green bonds in February following some high profile issuances from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and global tech giant Apple. Also in the media: Green Bond Pioneer Awards, certified climate bonds, Climate Bonds partnerships and – of course – China. A very exciting month.
Focus: Asia
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong should use its status as an international finance hub to promote climate bonds, Asmita Aarshi
