Climate Bonds Connected: Webinar Programme

Green Bond investors are not exempt from the foreign exchange risks in their portfolios. Besides, risks cannot be eliminated; however, they can be transferred through different financial structures or derivative products provided by the leading financial institutions. This is particularly true in well-developed and liquid capital markets but not so in emerging markets.



To tackle this challenge, TCX Fund offers global solutions to manage currency risk in developing and frontier markets for local currencies. This allows investors and bond issuers to protect themselves from any currency volatility.



Climate Bonds Initiative is aware of this risk and the critical role that hedging opportunities can play in developing the sustainable financial market in Latin America. FX hedging solution can help drive down the cost of capital for climate projects in the region and increase international investor's interest.

 

The Climate Bonds Initiative, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), HSBC and the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) invite you to the Online Launch via Webinar of the Hong Kong Green Bond Market Briefing 2020.

The event will provide insights on key trends and developments in the Hong Kong green finance market focussing on green bond issuance, policy and market growth. Outlook for 2021 including Hong Kong’s closer collaboration with the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in promoting green finance, and the actions required to build a climate-resilient financial system will also be discussed. 

Launch Webinar 

Agenda

Date: 14 May 2021, Friday

Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Hong Kong/ 08:00 - 09:00 London

15.00 - 15.05     Welcome and introductory remarks

Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

15.05 - 15.15     Key findings of the Hong Kong Green Bond Market Briefing 2020

Ivy Lau, General Manager East Asia, Client Services, Climate Bonds Initiative

15.15 - 15.50     2021 outlook – boosting green finance in Hong Kong to bolster Asia’s push for carbon neutrality

Kenneth Hui, Head of Market Development Division, HKMA

Luying Gan, Head of Sustainable Bonds, Debt Capital Markets Asia-Pacific, HSBC

Tracy Wong Harris, Deputy Secretary General, HKGFA and Head of Sustainable Finance, Greater China and North Asia, Standard Chartered 

15.50 – 16.00    Q&A

Join via Zoom 

Hong Kong Green Bond Market Briefing 2020 is produced in partnership with HSBC and supported by the HKMA and the Hong Kong Green Finance Association. 

Join us for the launch of the Sustainable Debt Global State of the Market 2020 report. 

The tenth iteration in our flagship State of the Market series, with definitive data and analysis of the shape & size of the green, social, and sustainable debt market in 2020. 

Developments in Transition, green recovery finance and EU green market leadership during 2020 will be reviewed. 

The major factors driving green investment and market directions in 2021/2022 will be discussed by the expert panel. 

A one-off opportunity to explore an extraordinary year in green finance and growth tends in coming years. 

Moderator:
- Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Guest Speakers: 
- Krista Tukiainen, Head of Research and Reporting, Climate Bonds Initiative
- Bernhard Windisch, Head of Unit – Budget Performance & Policy Mainstreaming, European Commission
- Paroche Hutachareon, Director – Strategic Risk Management Group at Public Debt Management Office, Thailand 
- Rupert Cadbury, Fixed Income Portfolio Strategist, State Street Global Advisors
- Ingo Speich, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Governance, Deka Investment

Webinar details:

Tuesday 27th April 2021
06:00 New York / 11.00 London / 12.00 Paris / 17.00 Bangkok / 18:00 HK / 20:00 Sydney

Transitioning to a zero-carbon economy remains one of the greatest challenges facing the planet, critical to ensuring we hit international targets to tackle climate change and save the natural world from irreversable degradation.

Finance has a huge role to play in this challenge. The green label is well-established and is the foundation of a climate-concious market that has been soaring in recent years. However, a serious-shot at transtition of a global economy will require efforts from all sectors, and the green label alone leaves the sustainable debt market too exclusive. Finance needs to also be targeted at higher-emmission sectors that can be steered into a green future. 

Climate Bonds Inititiative has been working to cultivate principles for a transition market since the release of the Financing Credible Transition Paper in September 2020. Reaching clear definitions on Transition Finance that are ambitious, inclusive and felxible will mobilise finance to support the campaign for a net-zero future in accordance with international targets. 

Asia-Pacific is one of the regions in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. If the region continues to operate under business-as-usual, the consequences will be severe for the region’s environment and economy.

There is a pressing need for Asia-Pac governance and markets to show climate leadership. The era of transition finance can offer the solutions for the region away from emmission intensive activities.

Join us for an insightful discussion with guest speakers on the opportunity that Transition Finance poses for a sustainable future for ASEAN.

Speakers:
1. Mr. Vu Chi Dzung, Director-General
International Cooperation Department (ICD)
State Securities Commission of Viet Nam (SSC)
2. Ms. Emma Sri Martini, Director of Finance
PT Pertamina, Indonesia
3. Mr. Eric Nietsch, CFA, Head of ESG Asia
Manulife Investment Management
4. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

5. Justine Leigh-Bell, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

6. Michelle Horsefield, Climate Transitions Manager, Climate Bonds Intititive 

Reflecting on the whirlwind of 2020, through the latest in a market-leading research series from Climate Bonds Initiative.

The record-breaking third quarter of 2020 drove green issuance to its largest to date, a resilient resurgence despite the initial shock of the pandemic.

How have these competing forces affect green bond pricing?
Which global actors are the most prominent in the green surge?
What can we expect in 2021?

Climate Bonds Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 examines the pricing dynamics of qualifying green bonds issued in the second half of 2020. The findings of the paper will be presented by the author, Caroline Harrison.

Sign-up for the insightful panel discussion lead by Manuel Adamini as they explore some of the themes arising in the research. These include:
- the ‘greenium’
- the extraordinary growth in green ETF assets,
- role of sovereign issuers in the growth of the GSS bond market, - how green bonds can contribute to the transition to a low carbon and sustainable future.

We bring you speakers from government, industry and finance as we look back on 2020 and look ahead to another huge year for green finance.

Webinar details:

17th March 2021, Wednesday
10:45 London / 11:45 Paris

Speakers:

- Alexandra Beust, Head of Investor Relations, The Federal Republic of Germany - Finance Agency
- Gerard Kits, Head of Treasury, TenneT
- Caroline Harrison, Senior Research Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative
- Manuel Adamini, Senior Advisor, Climate Bonds Initiative (Moderator)
- Francois Millet, Head of Strategy, ESG, and Innovation, Lyxor

* More speakers coming soon!

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) have joined forces on a new initiative and have the pleasure to invite you to an exciting virtual launch event on Thursday 25 February, 2021 at 10:30 CET (9:30 GMT). During the 45-minute webinar, we will unveil a brand new dimension of the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) made possible through a partnership with CBI.

With the global threat of climate change facing humankind, the need to mobilise capital to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy has become more important than ever. That’s why we have decided to shine a light on climate-aligned issuers who are actively supporting the necessary transition through their environmentally friendly business activities.

Join us for the launch event and learn more!

• Introduction by Arnaud Delestienne, Member of the Executive Committee & Director of International Capital Markets, LuxSE
• Moderated dialogue - The role of Climate-Aligned Issuers in accelerating sustainable finance
  • Julie Becker, Deputy CEO, LuxSE and Founder, LGX    
  • Sean Kidney, CEO, CBI
  • Moderated by Chiara Caprioli, Senior Business Development Manager, LuxSE
• Interview with a Climate-Aligned Issuer:
  • Robert Eigenheer, Head Capital Markets and Head Treasury/Asset Management, Eurofima
  • Moderated by Carlo Oly, Head of Relationship Management, LuxSE
• Q&A and closing remark

Following the release of the Sovereign Green, Social, and Sustainability (GSS) Bond Survey Report, Sean Kidney is joined by a number of guests to discuss the report findings and the opportunities these present for the China market. 

Next in our ASEAN 2020 Webinar series: Climate finance, green bonds market building & cross border investment flows.

Moderator: Namita Vikas, Founder & Managing Partner, auctusESG LLP

Speakers:

The role of infrastructure in the Philippines is critical to promoting sustainable economic growth, improving regional connectivity, and achieving low-carbon climate solutions in the country.

The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, due to its high exposure to natural hazards, dependence on climate-sensitive natural resources, and vast coastlines. The significant scaling-up of investment in green infrastructure is critical for the Philippines to meet its climate commitments, build resilience to the impacts of climate change and achieve rapid economic development.

With this backdrop, the Climate Bonds Initiative, in partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching the Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities (GIIO) Philippines report. The report aims to highlight green investment opportunities in the Philippines and to support the country’s transition to a low carbon economy.  It aims to facilitate greater engagement on this topic between project owners and developers, and institutional investors. Green infrastructure and corresponding green finance instruments are explored in the report, with sector-by-sector investment options presented.  

The report will be launched virtually on Thursday, November 26^th 2020, 3 – 4:15 PM Manila time and will include a presentation of the report findings, a panel discussion and time for Q&A.

As discussões serão voltadas ao desenvolvimento do mercado de títulos verdes para o setor de agricultura e a aplicação dos Critérios de Agricultura no Brasil. Durante o evento apresentaremos maiores detalhes sobre a operação da Rizoma-Agro, a primeira operação certificada do mundo, utilizando esses Critérios.

Offshore Wind Power is an expanding sector with huge potential for growth. Green finance is emerging as the key pivot for the industry to access large scale funding for capital investment.

Hear from the experts on the market landscape in developed and emerging economies, investor activity, the big transactions, technology & development trends.

Green loans are emerging as a fast growing financing mechanism. The use of both green and sustainability linked loans are increasingly popular in ASEAN nations and are beginning to appear in Australia and New Zealand.

How far & fast will this new market grow?

Climate Bonds latest analysis of domestic market developments around green loans will form the backdrop for this Webinar event. Expert voices will bring their perspectives on the drivers of new green lending, emerging market trends on both sides of the Tasman and best practice in labelling of green loans.

Moderator:
- Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
- Emily Tonkin, Director, Sustainable Finance, ANZ
- Michael Chen, Head of Sustainable Finance, Westpac
- Craig Eggleton, Group Treasury Funding, Division Director, Macquarie Group

Where: Online from anywhere! (Link to video call with be shared after registration)
Date: Wednesday 14th October 2020
From: 8.30 - 9.45am Sydney Time  - World Clock
 

Covid 19 has brought into sharp focus the urgent need to make economies more resilient. In the case of India, which was already reeling under economic slowdown, the pandemic has further exacerbated the structural fault lines of our growth pathway and patterns of production and consumption. The loss in aggregate demand and investment, depletion of jobs; increase in environmental degradation and climate hazards, pollution and widening inequalities were proving to be a challenge even before the Covid hit. India lockdown, largest in the world, put brakes nearly on all economic activity, except in agriculture.

Nearly 120 million people have lost their jobs. Phasing out of the lockdown, the trajectory of covid cases remains uncertain making economic revival slower than expected. Many governments across the world have proposed green stimulus and recovery plans to stay the course on climate change. Green New Deal is perhaps a good phraseology to underscore the need to re-order economies where sustainable economic activities create jobs, drive spending, restore demand, and make way out of the recession to a more habitable and equitable world. Can India craft a recovery strategy with sustainable development at its heart? 



Speakers:

- Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

- Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairman Advent India Advisory Board, Fr Chairperson HSBC India, Past President FICCI 

- Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation

Discussion:
- Green finance opportunities and challenge in Vietnam
- What is green and where to invest?
- Green bond issuance as a tool to finance green investment in Vietnam

Moderator:
Nguyet Phi - GIIO Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Dan Svensson, Director, VDEF Portfolio Manager, Dragon Capital
Pushkala Lakshmi Ratan, Asia Climate Finance Lead/Senior Industry, IFC
Hai Nguyen, Senior economic expert, GIZ Vietnam

Green Bond Clinic - Episode 02
Sean Kidney & Jean-Marc Mercier

Tuesday, 14 July,
A series of Q&A webinars bringing Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds & pioneers of green finance.

This time around we have Jean-Marc Mercier, Vice-Chairman, Capital Markets at HSBC Global Banking & Markets. HSBC was the biggest underwriter for green bonds in 2019

We will be talking about the latest and upcoming trends in the market.
            

Infraestrutura Resiliente: Finanças Verdes e Integração de Riscos

Resilient Infrastructure: green finance and risk integration

Convite: Essa discussio, com o Ministro da Infraestrutura do Brasil, investidores e especialistas chave do setor, analisar a integração de riscos e a importancia de construir um pipeline verde e resiliente no Brasil. Considerando o ambiente econômica atual e suas implicações economicas, ajustes para a constructo de um pipeline resiliente se torna fundamental.

This discussion, with Brazil's Minister of Infrastructure, lead investors and industry specialists will look at risk integration and the importance of building a green and resilient pipeline in Brazil. Considering the current economic environment and the economic implications, adjustments for building a resilient pipeline are increasingly important.

Moderadora//Moderator: Thatyanne Gasparotto, Head para America Latina/Head of Latin America, Climate Bonds Initiative.

Panelistas//Speakers:
Tarcesio Freitas, Ministro da Infraestrutura/Minister of Infrastructure, Governo Brasileiro;
Marcelo Wagner, Diretor de Investimentos/Chief of Investments Officer, PREVI;
John Liu, Diretor de Investimentos/Chief of Investments Officer, Zurich Brasil;
Andre Dabus, Diretor de Infraestrutura/ Director of Infrastructure, Marsh Brasil.

One of the most talked-about topics in the green finance space is Pricing of Green Bonds.

Our team of experts, Caroline Harrison, Green Bond Pricing Analyst & Manuel Adamini, Head of Investor Outreach will bring you all the basics you need to understand on the pricing of green bonds in the primary market.

Your takeaways from this webinar will be a good understanding of the various drivers of pricing of green bonds, the trends that have emerged in the market as a result & how critical is the issue of Pricing for issuers & investors.

The floor will be open for you to pose questions to our expert panelists so do not miss this opportunity.

Speakers:

Sjoerd Humble, Funding and Portfolio Management, Obvion
Francois Millet, ETF, Index, and Quant Fund Development, Lyxor
Ulf Erlandsson, CIO at Diem Credit
Manuel Adamini, Head of Investor Outreach, Climate Bonds Initiative
Caroline Harrison, Green Bonds Pricing Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:

    Jonathan Drew,  HSBC
    Guo Peiyuan, Syntao Green Finance
    Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative
    Alan Meng,  Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Tereza Cristina, Minister of Agriculture
Sylvia Coutinho, UBS Brazil
Roberto Campos Neto, Central Bank Brazil
Carlos Takahashi, BlackRock Brazil
Thatyanne Gasparotto, Climate Bonds Initiative
Justine Leigh-Bell, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Martin Spolc, Head of Sustainable Finance, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Gaurav Bhagat, India at MUFG
Kailash Vaswani, ReNew Power
Robbie Singh, Adani Group
Venkat Nageswar, State Bank of India
Pawan Agrawal, Azure Power Limited

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Send your questions in advance here.

Speakers:
Xin Yi Lau, Carbon Trust    
Esther An, City Developments Limited
Cedric Rimaud, Climate Bonds Initiative
Dr. Helena Wright, WWF Singapore

Since entering the green bond market in 2016, China has been the world's second largest green bond market for the next three years and one of the largest sources of global certified climate bonds. In 2019, Chinese issuers issued a total of USD2.9 billion worth of Certified Climate Bonds, and the green bonds have become an important part of China's green financial system construction and constantly contribute to the dynamic of green economy.

The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 would have a huge impact on global financial markets and economic development and countries have issued large-scaled economic stimulus packages to explore various possibilities for economy to get back on track. We believe that economic stimulus packages should balance economic growth with social benefits, ensuring that sectors and businesses hardest hit by the pandemic are tilted with resources to increase the resilience and sustainability of economic development, and that the development of green bonds and certified climate bonds will be important pillars of the transition.

In the post-pandemic era, opportunities for green bond issuance at the local level in China should be proactively identified and expand the scale of certified climate bonds, which stand for the international best practice to drive the transition of the Chinese economy to a more resilient and sustainable growth approach in the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

Agenda:

1. How Huatai Securities implements the path of green finance and green bonds
2. Overview of domestic green bond certification     
3. Development of green bond and certified climate bonds
4. Jiangsu Leasing--Exploration and Experience Sharing in the Green Field              

Speakers:
RAN Yi, Vice President of Bonds Business Unit, Huatai Securities
LIU Xianyun, Vice President, China Chengxin Green Finance
ZHENG Zhiwei, Manager of Financial Institution, Jiangsu Financial Leasing
SHAO Huan, China Program Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Peter Anderson, European Investment Bank​
Andreas Barkmann, European Environment Agency
Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative​

Speakers:
Nick Robins, Professor, Sustainable Finance, London School of Economics (LSE) Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change
Helena Vines Fiestas, Head of Sustainable Research, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative

Sean Kidney interviews our Research Analyst, Lea Muething

Only 15 minutes long, perfect for a coffee break - get the news and the gossip, even ask a question!

Speakers:
Lea Muething, Research Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative
Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Dr. Ma Jun, Director, Tsinghua University Centre for Finance and Development & Advisor to the Governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC).
Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

EU Taxonomy Explored: No. 7: Waste & Water

Speakers:
Karl-Ludwig Brockmann, KfW
Terry Coleman, RWS Partners
Sean Kidney, CEO Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:
Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative
Tristan Smith, UCL
Matteo Bigoni, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:

Carel Cronenberg, EBRD
Gema Esteban Garrido, Telefónica
Maya Ormazabal Herrero, Telefónica
Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:

Albert Lai, CEO, Carbon Care Asia
Yuki Yasui, UNEP FI
Cedric Rimaud, Climate Bonds Initiative

Speakers:

    Anna Creed, Climate Bonds
    Elodie Feller, UNEP Finance Initiative
    Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative

13:00 BST Sean Kidney interviewing our market analyst, Lea Muething, about what happened with Green Bonds in March.

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La Tassonomia dell'UE: perché, cos’è, come si usa. Un colloquio con esperti del TEG

Martedì 7 aprile, 15:00 ora italiana (14:00 BST)

Unisciti agli esperti del TEG
Paolo Masoni, Presidente Ecoinnovazione srl,
Fabrizio Varriale, RICS insieme
Paolo Canfora, Funzionario scientifico, Centro Comune di Ricerca, Commissione Europea per discutere della nuova tassonomia dell'Unione Europea.

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