Deep Dive in Taxonomies: 16 - 17 February 2022

  DEEP DIVE IN TAXONOMIES - INAUGURAL SESSION

  Dates:  16 & 17 February 2022

  Time: 09:00am - 11:30am GMT (London)/ 
  10:00am - 12:30pm CET (Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam)/  
  2:30pm - 5:00pm IST (Delhi)/
  5:00pm - 7:30pm Hong Kong & Singapore/
  8:00pm - 10:30pm Sydney

Format: Live Virtual via Zoom - EU & ASEAN Timezones 

Pre-requirement: Climate Bonds' Green Bond Training or proved knowledge on sustainable finance

DEEP DIVE IN TAXONOMIES

Taxonomies are classification systems for Sustainable Financing provide clarity and transparency to financial market participants, and other stakeholders, on priority investments across economic activities. Over the last few years Taxonomies are being developed by governments and regulators to help align investments with global and national commitments, (e.g., to reduce GHG emissions) while enabling informed decision-making by investors and thus avoiding greenwashing.

As the first organisation worldwide to create a Green Taxonomy, the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) structured a comprehensive course on taxonomies to provide an overview of existing taxonomies and to present the various approaches that have been developed as well as the different objectives that are being sought through these instruments.

This training provides an international overview and comparison by presenting international taxonomy developments based on the Climate Bonds Initiative’s experience in developing its own taxonomy and supporting other major taxonomies around the world. It aims at helping market participants and other stakeholders to better understand these tools, their usage, structure, etc. as well as to help policy makers and the regulatory community in their reflections on the pertinence of Taxonomies. This training does not intend to prepare the audiences to develop their own taxonomies but instead to understand these instruments’ structure, objective, and use.

COURSE CONTENT

A mix of structured theory, case studies, experience sharing, and practical exercises is used to enhance the learning experience:

• Introduction To Taxonomies: Rationale, Definitions, purpose and benefits, taxonomy elements, applications and Global Landscape
• Overview Of International Practices: CBI Taxonomy, Regional & National, Sectoral prioritization
• Climate Bonds Initiative Taxonomy – Detailed Sector Criteria Analysis (3 sectors)
• Taxonomies Development Process: Pathways for taxonomies development and International harmonization

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Participants in the training program can expect to acquire solid knowledge and be able to respond to the following questions at the end of the sessions:

• What is a taxonomy?
• What are the key benefits of a taxonomy?
• What are the elements of a taxonomy?
• What are the applications and who are the users of a taxonomy?
• What are the objectives, scope and structure of existing international taxonomies?
• What is the sector criteria included in CBI’s taxonomy?
• How to prioritise sectors for taxonomy development?
• What is the ideal pathway for taxonomy development?
• Why is international harmonisation important?

TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH

• Training format: 5 hours of content delivered online (Live Virtual via Zoom) in 2 sessions of 2.5 hours each (1 session per day). 
• Trainers: climate finance specialists will deliver the training
• Participants: 25 is the suggested number of participants per training
• Material: Climate Bonds Initiative provides participants with all training materials and presentations
• Language: Training materials and communication are in English
• Certificate: Participants who complete the course are awarded a CBI Certificate