Investing in Green Building
Vital in the race to slow emissions growth is the reduction of greenhouse gas produced by the buildings sector. It is essential to support investment in Low Carbon Buildings including retrofits and refurbishments of existing commercial, industrial and residential building stocks and new builds with low carbon footprints.
Delivering this transition will require deployment of capital. Bonds have a long history of financing large infrastructure investments, and the USD100trillion bond market can play a significant role in funding this rapid decarbonisation in the buildings sector.
Climate Bonds is hosting two webinars in November to outline the role our Low Carbon Building Criteria (LCB) has in establishing the green credentials of low carbon features of bonds, loans and mortgages in the sector, and alignment with emissions standards and objectives, leverages with the bond market, and specifically, mortgages and building loans; to align the building sector with a low carbon objective.
Who Should Register?
Webinar #1 is particularly suitable for policy specialists, regulators, NGOs in the sector, green building council representatives and members.
Webinar #2 is particularly suitable for 2ndand 3rd party opinion providers, verifiers, ratings agencies.
And of course, if you’re a property specialist with a bank or a financier, a corporate developer, asset manager or ESG specialist, you’re welcome at either.
Two Webinars - Comprehensive Topic Range
This is a two-stage double Webinar Program.
Webinar #1
The first webinar will cover the application of the LCB to property investments and alignment, in participation with Climate–KIC. We will focus on the difference between second party and third-party verification standards and how investors are increasingly looking for neutral third-party criteria to assess the climate impacts of their investments.
Date: Wednesday November 13th
Time: 2:00 pm GMT (3:00 pm BST)
Speakers:
Monica Filkova, Head of Market Intelligence
Cory Nestor, Research Analyst
Register here.
Agenda:
- Green Bond Market overview
- Second party verifications need for third party standards (green definitions)
- Climate Bonds Taxonomy
- Standards & Certifications overview
- Building Criteria introduction
- Climate KIC areas of focus alignment
- Climate KIC Impact Framework alignment
For Webinar #1 Register here.
Webinar #2
The second webinar will discuss how the Low Carbon Building Criteria can be used by financial institutions and developers to demonstrate the climate credentials of their assets and associated debt financing.
We will also highlight the difference between second party and third-party verification standards and how investors are increasingly looking for neutral third-party criteria to assess the climate impacts of their investments.
Date: Tuesday November 20th
Time: 2:00 pm GMT (1:00 pm BST)
Speakers:
Cory Nestor, Research Analyst
Matteo Bigoni, Certification Manager
Register here.
Agenda:
- Green Bond Market overview
- Second party verifications and need for third party standards (green definitions)
- Climate Bonds Taxonomy
- Standards & Certifications overview
- Building Criteria an in-depth look
- Certification process
For Webinar #2 Register here.
Want to know more?
Visit our website for the Low Carbon Building Criteria
Also, visit Climate–KIC to keep a track on the latest on Climate related Innovations
‘Till next time,
Climate Bonds.
