Launch of New Waste Management Technical Working Group: Developing new...
Climate Bonds convenes group of global experts to focus on standards development across waste management to underpin low-carbon investment. What’s it all about? The Climate Bonds Initiative has...
View ArticleClimate Bonds 2016 Highlights: The big issuers: The big numbers: The trends...
A record year with green bond issuance of USD 81bn, up 92% on 2015 figures The TrendsA maturing of the green bonds market, diversification across issuers, products and use of proceeds are the main...
View ArticleJanuary’s Best: Swedbank Partners: Ontario Issues: Mexico Meets: Cali...
January has kicked off with a stream of green finance developments and announcements stretching from Europe to China.It’s been a busy start to the year here’s some of this month’s best green bond...
View ArticleFebruary Events: Sydney, Bali, Mumbai, São Paulo & Beijing! Climate Bonds...
The second month in the 'year of sovereign green bonds' has started, and the Climate Bonds’ team is now up to speed to support 2017 global green finance developments. From Sydney to Jakarta to Beijing...
View ArticlePolicy Highlights from 2016: The public policy drivers behind green finance...
Behind the high profile green bond offerings of 2016, policy initiatives gathered pace. Download our analysis of the last year and some pointers for 2017. Green bonds grow as a mainstream tool to help...
View ArticleFrance & the year of sovereign green bonds: GB Debuts from Enel, Fibria,...
What a January! This month's market blog is bulging with all the green bond stories we’ve gathered up since the New Year. We look at green housing with NYHFA & Strasser, ride new passenger trains...
View ArticleMTA Goes Retail Again: China Newsletter: India GB Council: Australia & Low...
Halfway through February, here's some of our favourite green bond stories so far. MTA Latest USD 350m Certified Climate Bond The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) looks set to offer New...
View ArticleGreen triple treat from Australia: Three Climate Certified GBs surface in a...
With three new certified bonds just announced, Australia is cementing its reputation of green bonds best practice. FlexiGroup’s ABS, Queensland’s sub-sovereign and Westpac’s off-shore placement all...
View ArticleClimate Bonds Annual Conference: There’s good news and bad news.
Our Climate Bonds Annual Conference at London’s Guildhall is coming up in 2 weeks, on March 6th. Demand is very high. It’s become the single largest green bonds event ever held in the UK. Confirmed...
View ArticleLagos Conference to set stage for Nigeria Sovereign Green Bond
Capital market stakeholders to meet in Lagos as sovereign domestic green bond moves closer to March launch International investors and sustainable finance experts will gather in Lagos this Thursday in...
View ArticleJoint Climate Bonds & CCCEP-LSE Report: How to grow green securitisation in...
The Climate Bonds Initiative, in collaboration with the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) at the London School of Economics, has released‘Public sector agenda for stimulating...
View ArticleMarch Events: Our Annual Conference & GB Awards in London, then Brussels,...
March is upon us which only means one thing: The 2017 Climate Bonds Annual Conference & Green Bond Awards! A big start to our agenda on the 6th in London.Over the coming weeks members of our team...
View ArticleThe single largest green bonds event ever held in the UK: 48 hours away! 2017...
With over 600 registrations from 40 different countries Monday’s Annual Conference is set to be the single largest green bonds event ever held in the UK…. possibly the world. 2017: The Year of...
View ArticleGreen Bond Pioneer Awards 2017: Leadership in green finance: Glittering event...
Leaders from Poland to Costa Rica, Mexico to Munifin, Monash University to Masen, Alpha Trains to AP Renewables recognised at Award Ceremony following the Climate Bonds 2017 Annual Conference. Last...
View ArticleLatest Briefing Papers: Green Securitisation: Greenium: Green Covered Bonds:...
We’ve produced 5 new briefing papers, all launched at the Climate Bonds Annual Conference on Monday. Each summarising a policy, development or analysis critical to unlocking the potential of global...
View ArticleDeep-dive: Green synthetic securitisation deal: Frees USD 2bn of capital for...
The green debt market continues to diversify with a new synthetic securitisation deal. Last week, Crédit Agricole CIB and Mariner Investment Group completed a USD 3bn private synthetic risk transfer...
View ArticleFirst GBs from Slovenia and Argentina: New securitisations: MTA GB going...
Our second Market Blog for the year is no less crowded than the first. Familiar faces are beginning to re-issue, we welcome new kids to the block and green bonds go retail. Latest Certified...
View ArticleYour Ten-Minute Takeaway from the Climate Bonds 2017 Annual Conference in London
We know that many of our international blog readers couldn’t make it to our Annual Conference in London. So, we’ve picked out the best, quick takeaways for you. Size of Market in 2017 The boldest...
View ArticleHot off the press: Singapore’s central bank announces Green Bond Grant scheme...
Today Singaporean Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore are launching a Green Bond Grant scheme which will cover the costs of external...
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