June 2020

Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the green bonds market and the green finance space at large.

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June 22

HKEX to launch green finance exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited is to launch the HKEX Sustainable and Green Exchange… a central hub for data and information on socially conscious finance investments in Asiahttps://t.co/93dnkZAmsY#NewFinserv #SustainableFinance

— Renaissance Credit IR (@RenCredit_IR) June 22, 2020

June 12

Green Bonds Alert! 📢🌍@EU_Commission is launching a consultation on creating an EU Green Bond Standard. #EUGreenBonds could play a key role in recovering from #coronavirus and financing the transition to a greener economy. #EUHaveYourSay by OCT 2. 👉 https://t.co/2zQjH26xjF pic.twitter.com/byCef1D5Gs

— EU Finance 🇪🇺 (@EU_Finance) June 12, 2020

June 11

Brasil lanza a toda máquina $840 millones en Bonos verdes para financiar ferrocarriles #sustainablefinance https://t.co/XObrqKNj9X a través de @nationalpost

— Guíafinem (@GuiafinemInfo) June 11, 2020

The euro is the world's favorite currency for issuing green bonds https://t.co/9PUWbHsdnq via @ecoticiasRED

The euro consolidated in 2019 its role as the second most used currency in the world, although at a considerable distance from the dollar#greenbonds #sustainablefinance pic.twitter.com/vEiln7mQqH

— Gerardo Galdón (@Gerardo_Galdon) June 11, 2020

June 9

Brilliant news: 1st Swedish sovereign green bond issued Aug 2020 of SEK 20 mio for #climate, #Oceans and #water #biodiversity and railway maintenance. Rated dark green by @CICERO_klima @CeciliaRepinski #greenbonds #greenfinance https://t.co/QRJaWXeROj

— Hanna Stahlberg (@hannastahlberg) June 9, 2020

June 5

Two new members of the Sovereign #greenbonds club! Hungary & Sweden both foreshadowed 2020 green issuance this week, taking the official tally to 14 nations, with more in the pipeline. Our latest LinkedIn post gives the full picture: https://t.co/oBw3aEkJ5y

— Climate Bonds (@ClimateBonds) June 5, 2020

Sweden sovereign green bond framework rated Dark Green https://t.co/e0ASQ93nIK#greenbonds @CSClapp @FranckeLund

— CICERO Shades of Green (@CICERO_Green) June 5, 2020

June 4

@Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of #ESG research, ratings and data, today announced it is launching a Transition Bond Second-Party Opinion Service that provides independent opinions on transition-focused bond frameworks. https://t.co/eQV2MnEmYZ pic.twitter.com/OHRl0VCjhI

— SSE Initiative (@SSEinitiative) June 4, 2020

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of #Japan is partnering with #Dutch lender #Netherlands Waterschapsbank (NWB Bank) to open the door for more #greenbond investment opportunities (https://t.co/oeHdrbBp4s). @FairFinanceInt @fairfinanceNO #SustainableFinance pic.twitter.com/DnHksudn7b

— Fair Finance Asia (@FairFinanceAsia) June 4, 2020

June 3

Deutsche Bank makes green bond debut @DeutscheBank #greenbonds https://t.co/c1JihGeoFA pic.twitter.com/eS3uvlWCh8

— Expert Investor (@Expert_Investor) June 3, 2020