GSS+ Bonds Training 8, 9 and 10 October 2024

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GSS+ BONDS TRAINING 2024

Dates: 8, 9 and 10 October 2024

Each day at the following time, according to your time zone: 

• 07:00-09:30 CST (Mexico City, Denver, Calgary)
• 08:00-10:30 COT (Bogota, Quito, Lima)
• 10:00-12:30 (Sao Paulo, Brasilia)
• 13:00-15:30 (Abidjan, Accra, Dakar)
• 15:00-17:30 CEST (Paris, Amsterdam, Senegal)
• 16:00-18:30 EAT (Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala)

You can check your time zone here.

Format: Live Virtual via Zoom - Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and North American time zones

CLIMATE BONDS' GSS+ BONDS TRAINING

Explore the dynamic world of financial instruments addressing global challenges with Climate Bonds' GSS+ Bonds Training 2024. Delve into the significance of thematic labelled bonds as catalysts for tackling the climate crisis, environmental degradation, inequality and other social and environmental challenges faced worldwide. This comprehensive course by Climate Bonds Initiative offers a deep understanding of green, social, sustainability, transition, and other use-of-proceeds (GSS+) bonds, the market history and infrastructure, its main actors, processes, and the latest statistical information collected and analysed by Climate Bonds' team. It is a 7.5-hour learning experience with learning modules, case studies, interactive discussions, and exercises, providing a robust overview of GSS+ instruments. Join us in the movement towards a greener, fairer, and more sustainable world.

COURSE CONTENT

To enhance the learning experience, we use a mix of structured theory, case studies, experience sharing, and practical exercises:

• Climate urgency and climate finance flows
• GSS+ bonds basics 
• Market players and infrastructure supporting GSS+ bonds
• Process for issuing a bond labelled green
• GSS+ bonds market development

WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR

Climate Bonds’ ‘GSS+ Bonds’ training programme is intended for professionals with a certain awareness of the sustainable finance agenda and at least a basic grounding of fixed income markets. Due to the comprehensive and introductory nature of the topics covered, it is well suited to serve individuals who aim at broadening their knowledge on the labelled bonds space and sustainable finance worldwide including, but not limited to, investors, asset managers, research analysts, bond issuers & structurers, sustainability teams, public sector officials, consultancies, external review service providers, legal teams, think tanks, academia, and many more. 

PRE-REQUIREMENT

The course has no specific pre-requirements.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

The GSS+ Bonds Training objective is to provide an overall understanding of the role of thematic labelled bonds in shifting financial practices to more sustainable approaches while providing an overview of how these bonds impact the way the market perceives sustainability and what attracts investors and issuers to the GSS+ bonds market. Additionally, this training aims at discussing in detail the use-of-proceeds labelled bond issuance process and providing comprehensive information on the GSS+ bonds market’s size, key stakeholders, key investment themes, among other key elements. 

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 the current climate situation and status of climate finance flows? 

• What are thematic labelled bonds, their differences and similarities? 

• How has the labelled bond market evolved in the past years? 

• What are the common forms and benefits of thematic labelled bonds? 

• Who are the actors involved in the GSS+ issuance process, their roles, and responsibilities? 

• What is the market infrastructure supporting the issuance of GSS+ bonds (principles, standards, taxonomies, etc.)?   

• What are the requirements for use-of-proceeds labelled bond issuances (from inception to maturity)?  

• What are the contents and characteristics of a use-of-proceeds labelled bond framework? 

• What are the external review methodologies currently available in the market? 

• What is the process for Climate Bonds certification? 

• How did the GSS+ bond market start? 

• What has been the evolution of the GSS+ bond market? 

• What are sovereign and sub-sovereign GSS+ bonds? 

TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH

• Training format: 7.5 hours of content delivered online (Live Virtual via Zoom) in 3 sessions of 2.5 hours each (1 session per day)
• 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 full course are awarded a Climate Bonds Certificate

OUR TRAINERS

Diana Isaza

Diana is Programme Analyst for the Climate Bonds Initiative’s LatAm team and is based in Bogotá, Colombia. She supports Climate Bonds Initiative’s Latin American team in diverse projects and mainly assist the delivery of key objectives for the Colombian Green Finance Programme, Climate Bonds Initiative’s current project under the UK PACT.

Additionally, she supports the execution of projects related to capacity building, technical assistance and liaises with the Communications Team for podcasts and webinars.

Diana has a master's degree in Sustainable Development Practice from Universidad de los Andes and a dual bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Business Administration from the same university.

Matthew Diepenbroek

Matthew Diepenbroek is a Capacity Building Specialist in the Technical Assistance and Training team at Climate Bonds Initiative. Through this role he has developed and delivered several online and in-person capacity building programmes in Indonesia, Thailand, Botswana, Egypt and Zambia. Matthew has supported financial institutions, government representatives and corporate entities to analyse existing portfolios to identify sustainable finance funding opportunities. Additionally, Matthew has assisted entities to design and operationalise sustainable finance lending criteria and perform gap assessments against international best practices. 

Prior to joining CBI Matthew gained experience in several different sectors at a boutique corporate finance firm facilitating foreign direct investment into his home country of South Africa by assisting companies with identifying, valuing and raising capital for cross-border acquisitions.

Matthew holds a B.Bus.Sci with honours in Econometrics from the University of Cape Town, a post-graduate diploma in Financial Valuations from UCT, a certificate in Climate Risks, Opportunities and Valuations from the CFA Institute and is a CFA level III candidate.

YOUR MODERATOR

Sarah Weihermueller

Sarah Weihermueller is Climate Bonds’ Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Assistant. Currently based in Germany, she is responsible for managing and providing support to the Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Team’s projects. She supports the delivery of the team's overall objective of increasing capacity building in the capital markets to boost investment into climate and sustainable financial instruments.
Prior to joining Climate Bonds, she worked as an academic assistant for Universität Leipzig. She has a keen interest in sustainable development, and has previously interned with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York and worked for two educational non-profit organizations in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.