Financing the Corporate Climate Transition with Bonds
The Guide helps corporate issuers to take advantage of sustainable finance markets in advancing the appropriate climate transition journey.
The Guide helps corporate issuers to take advantage of sustainable finance markets in advancing the appropriate climate transition journey.
The agrifood sector sits at the heart of both the climate crisis and the pathway to a livable future. Agriculture is a massive global emitter, but also one of the first sectors to feel the heat. From droughts to floods, farmers are already feeling the effects of a changing climate. In order to preserve global agrifood systems, the sector will need to transition to more sustainable and resilient practices.
The Guidelines for the Issuance of Thematic Labelled Financial Instruments, developed by Latinex in collaboration with the Climate Bonds Initiative and IDB Invest, provide a framework for issuing green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked (GSS+) financial instruments in Latin America. By aligning with international standards like the Green Bond Principles (GBP) and the Climate Bonds Standard, the Guidelines aim to enhance market integrity and investor confidence.
The Transition to Net Zero: Banks Can Do Better
Banks have a pivotal role to play in the net-zero transition. As financial intermediaries, they can steer their customers to plan and implement their own transition by financing and facilitating today for investment in the future. Hence, banks are at the centre of the transition of the economy to net zero.
The Climate Change Investment Framework (CCIF) was designed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Amundi to tailor investment portfolios that actively consider alignment with the Paris Agreement. The CCIF considers the three dimensions of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and contribution to the transition to net zero. BMI, a Fitch Solutions Company, and the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) have applied the CCIF at a country and sector level (BMI), and an entity level (Climate Bonds).