Sustainable Debt Tops $1 Trillion in Record Breaking 2021, with Green Growth...
Market & policy makers must rally, not rest on driving investment as we face ‘unprecedented’ climate challenges2021 up 57% on 2020 Climate Bonds Market Intelligence latest analysis has revealed...
View ArticleGreening Short-Term Debt: a $55Trillion Opportunity
Climate Bonds' discussion paper outlines how green finance can expand into huge marketGreen finance has typically been the realm of the global bond, loans, and other long-term markets, amassing almost...
View ArticleInvestor Appetite Drives Pricing Benefits for Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLBs)
Investors appear willing to back a broad range of issuers on their journey to net-zeroFor the first time, our leading pricing series examined the booming sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market,...
View ArticleGreen Bond Market Hits USD2tn Milestone at end of Q3 2022
USD3.5trn in total issuance across Green, Social, Sustainability, Sustainability-Linked and Transition labelled bonds to dateClimate Bonds’ Market Intelligence has revealed that USD2trillion in green...
View Article2022 Market Snapshot: And 5 big directions for sustainable finance in 2023
Resilience, SLB standards, sovereign issuance & transition tipping-point all in the mix for 2023 Climate Bonds’ Market Intelligence has revealed Green, Social, Sustainability,...
View ArticleLESS THAN 1 MONTH TO GO! Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023 kicks off in Hong Kong –...
LESS THAN 1 MONTH TO GO! Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023 kicks off in Hong Kong – Register NOW!Climate Bonds is thrilled to announce Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023, our eighth annual conference series. Building...
View ArticleLaunch of the Thailand Green Taxonomy will accelerate the country’s...
On the 5th of July Thailand has officially adopted the Green Taxonomy[1]. This event marks a seminal moment for the country's climate policy. The Green Taxonomy hands the nation’s business community,...
View ArticleReady, Set, Transition! All You Need to Know About Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023...
On Tuesday 18 July, Climate Bonds hosted the second Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023 regional seminar in Colombia's capital, Bogota. Drawing inspiration from this year's captivating theme, "Ready. Set....
View ArticleIntroducing the Expanded Climate Bonds Hydrogen Production and Delivery...
Fuelling Change: Broadening the Scope of Hydrogen Criteria for the Green Energy TransitionIn a significant development for the green investment landscape, the Climate Bonds Initiative is pleased to...
View ArticleJoin the Public Consultation: Climate Bonds Standard Expands with New...
Join the Public Consultation: Climate Bonds Standard Expands with New Electrical Utilities Criteria to Accelerate Green Energy TransitionClimate change presents an urgent and pressing challenge,...
View ArticleClimate Bonds Certification surges past USD300bn milestone in 2023: driving...
Expanding scope from energy to infrastructure: Certification for individual debt instruments to whole entities: one global standard applicable across diverse jurisdictions, sectors, and instruments...
View ArticleFinancing the Agri-Food Sector's Transition to Net Zero
Progress towards Innovative Pathways and Financial Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture The agricultural sector is on the brink of a transformative journey towards net zero, navigating through a...
View ArticleElectrical Utilities Criteria now available: Enabling whole Entity...
Launching the Electrical Utilities Criteria for Climate Bonds Certification: A Path to DecarbonisationClimate Bonds Electrical Utilities Criteria, now available for Certification, marks a significant...
View ArticleClimate Bonds Standard expands to Agri-Food Deforestation & Conversion Free...
Opening for Feedback the New Label for Agri-Food Deforestation & Conversion Free Sourcing Criteria for Certified Entities In an era where climate change and biodiversity loss are among the most...
View ArticleGreen & Other Labelled Debt Hit 870bn of Aligned Debt in 2023
By the end of 2023, Climate Bonds had recorded USD5.5tn of cumulative GSS and SLB (collectively GSS+) volume, of which USD4.4tn (80%) was found to be aligned. This indicates strong appetite for...
View ArticleTransition in Action: Agri-Food
Agri-Food Sector Set for Important Decade With the global population projected to reach close to ten billion by 2050, the agri-food sector has to expand. Balancing current and future production with...
View ArticleA Record Start to the Year for Sustainable Debt
Green Bonds on Course for $1 Trillion in 2024: Climate Bonds Certified Issuance Grows: Strong Demand for Best Practice and Standards The first quarter of 2024 was the most prolific on record for...
View ArticleClimate Bonds at London Climate Action Week 2024
London Climate Action Week (LCAW)is an annual flagship event that serves as a catalyst for collective action on climate change, bringing together individuals, organisations, and communities to host...
View ArticlePublic Consultation Now Open for New Agriculture Production (Crop and...
Expanding the Scope to Deliver Agri-Food Transitions The Climate Bonds Initiative is excited to announce the commencement of the public consultation for the new Agriculture Production (Crop and...
View ArticleA five-point agenda for financing NDCs
By Sean Kidney I’m in Washington DC today, at the US Treasury for a roundtable on corporate transition finance convened by Secretary Janet Yellen. As I walked past the White House this morning my mind...
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