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US$9.2 billion in green bonds issued in Q3 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... the main drivers of the growth of the 'labelled' market in the last quarter that saw 28 green bonds issued," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO. "We predict USD100 billion of issuance in 2015 and green bonds to go mainstream in 2016." Both ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... trillion in assets under management have committed to expanding the global market financing climate change solutions. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The signatories to the Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds announced their ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Group has issued proposed standards defining which buildings can be used as the basis for certified climate bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The proposed rules are part of the Climate Bonds Standards and are designed to help investors ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... its next stage of growth, the green bonds sector needs more than ever an ecosystem of services for investors," said Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative. "We're thrilled with the launch of the Solactive Green Bond Index, as green bond indices ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Low-Carbon Transport working group which will develop eligibility criteria to certify low-carbon transport-related bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds chair The group consists of Michael Replogle, managing director for policy and founder, Institute for ...

Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Green bonds could potentially be issued to finance capital investment in the chemical industry, said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO "The latest science shows that carbon emissions in industrialized countries ...

SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Credit Suisse lead in deal size of the unlabelled climate bonds market, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO "The report shows that there is a large amount of issuance out there in the climate bonds space, but the ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... released proposed eligibility criteria for solar assets under the Climate Bond Standard and Certification Scheme. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO The criteria specifies the amount of non-solar fuel back-up, or hybridization allowed for projects such as ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... 25% in 2012, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. Sean Kidney The report, Bonds and Climate Change, found that new issuance of climate-themed bonds was US$74 billion last year. HSBC screened ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... proving a popular option with investors, with demand exceeding supply in a recent regional French environmental bond. Sean Kidney, executive chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative says that the investor interest in green bonds should spur the Australian ...