Not-to-be-missed tweeted news on the green bonds market and the green finance space at large.
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December 31
The #greenfinance market has grown exponentially since its inception in 2007. Standing at USD 1.002 trillion in cumulative issuance, market growth on average has been around 95% year-on-year. Read the full overview in our post here: https://t.co/HzfnYRp3xL #greenbonds pic.twitter.com/4Thm3pWzHO
— Climate Bonds (@ClimateBonds) December 31, 2020
November 2
$1T milestone for green bonds underscores larger fixed-income shifts.
Global #greenbond issuance shot past the $1 trillion mark in Sept. Thanks in part to that surge, this year’s issuance is on track to surpass 2019’s record $257.7 billion of issuance https://t.co/cqLA4varmU pic.twitter.com/rxAiGRBfLy
— Planet Tracker (@planet_tracker) November 2, 2020
October 19
Green financing accelerating in #MENA? Egypt launched its debut USD 750mn, five-year #GreenBonds on the London Stock Exchange last week @NSA_economics @CEBC2 https://t.co/ibGM6Mk3jM
— Nasser Saidi (@Nasser_Saidi) October 19, 2020
October 7
More than $50bn of green bonds were issued globally in September, making it a record month despite the economic impact of Covid-19, BloombergNEF has revealed. https://t.co/FznL96uliA #greenbonds
— Mark Sait (@Mark_Sait) October 7, 2020
Breaking: Investors with £10tn in assets call on UK Govt to issue sovereign #greenbonds to drive climate action and social renewal in the Covid-19 recovery.
Read the full statement & signatories list at @GFI_green. https://t.co/ZzmLygfzYF #greenfinance— Climate Bonds (@ClimateBonds) October 7, 2020
October 6
#ESMA pide a la UE un registro oficial de verificadores de bonos verdes #sustainablefinance https://t.co/21pwbCzr9S
— Guíafinem (@GuiafinemInfo) October 6, 2020
"Green bonds have passed their biggest milestone yet, with more than $1 trillion issued since these securities first emerged in 2007." #greenbonds #sustainablefinancehttps://t.co/eL6HwFlmmP
— Simone Utermarck (@Enomissbizwiz) October 6, 2020
New OECD report provides quantification of green infrastructure #investments by #InstitutionalInvestors and delivers policy guidance on scaling up efforts!
Check out and interact with the data in our data explorer 👉https://t.co/egKGOn0UEb#GreenFinance #OECDgfi pic.twitter.com/QXKflaOOx1
— OECD Environment (@OECD_ENV) October 6, 2020
September 28
The new Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles from the @GFI_Green produced in collaboration with the Loan Market Association, launch today to provide a vital industry framework for retrofit funding https://t.co/4s8HmyHfia #greenfinance #greenhomesgrant #greenretrofit pic.twitter.com/ajAVbliJZb
— Green Finance Institute (@GFI_green) September 28, 2020
#Egypt to launch its maiden sovereign #greenbonds and corporate #greenbonds soon.
Targeting #pollution, #renewables, #transportation #water#Greening of #finance key to #buildbackstronger #COVID19@UNenvoyMM @UNEP_FI @AlfredoAbadV @heikeharmgart
— Arun Jacob🌏 (@UN_ajacob) September 28, 2020
September 23
Go Ireland !! @AIBIreland#syndicateforgood #doinggoodisgoodforbusiness#impactinvesting #greenbonds #valuebased #bankingonvalues #greeneconomy #ireland #renewableresources #renewablenergy #greenbuildings #sustainability #sustainablefinance #climatechange #climatecrisis pic.twitter.com/iIr0lnc9Bz
— Syndicate For Good (@Syndicate4Good) September 23, 2020
September 16
President @vonderleyen on #GreenBonds & #GreenFinance:
🟢 37% of #NextGenerationEU will be spent directly on our #EUGreenDeal objectives
🟢 30% of #NextGenerationEU's €750 billion euro will be raised through green bonds#SustainableFinanceEU #SOTEU #GreenBondsEU #investgreen pic.twitter.com/4lEePJJmHV— EU Finance 🇪🇺 (@EU_Finance) September 16, 2020
September 14
#Alerta: #Mexico 🇲🇽 anuncia emisión de primer #BonoSustentable soberano por @hacienda_mx para financiar gastos relacionados a #SDGs. Emitido en Euros 💶a 7 años – Benchmark size IPT MS + 235 pb. Felicitaciones!!! pic.twitter.com/GZyFUHXUjr
— Eduardo Piquero (@epiquero) September 14, 2020
I have in deed pushed the Commission and @vonderleyen herself to issue #greenbonds. I am advocating for 250 bn ontotal starting with 100 bn in 2021 which would make the EU the largest issuer worldwide by far #ClimateChange #GreenRecovery https://t.co/vtxk4eZ0L7
— Pascal Canfin (@pcanfin) September 14, 2020
📢Yet another milestone reached for the world of #sustainablefinance! #LuxSE today listed Europe’s first sovereign sustainability bond issued by the State of Luxembourg.
The EUR 1.5 billion bond carries a AAA rating & is displayed on #LGX.🌱
Read more 👉https://t.co/ss4ZYt3GaO pic.twitter.com/LQIZ4SgGqH
— Luxembourg Stock Exchange 🇱🇺 (@LuxembourgSE) September 14, 2020
September 11
#LGX is delighted to welcome @Daimler to the platform with the display of the first-ever #greenbond from the automotive industry!👏
The EUR 1bn bond proceeds will exclusively finance #green projects, under categories such "Clean #Transportation".
More ⏩ https://t.co/5cagqV4zbZ pic.twitter.com/VRQDqfM7tA
— Luxembourg Stock Exchange 🇱🇺 (@LuxembourgSE) September 11, 2020
September 8
Financing Credible Transitions Paper has 5 Core Principles:
1) In line with 1.5 degree trajectory
2) Established by science
3) Offsets don’t count
4) Technological viability trumps economic competitiveness
5) Action not pledges. https://t.co/gTzoTuwa0K #CBIConf2020 #climate pic.twitter.com/jVOLnZuQlI— Climate Bonds (@ClimateBonds) September 8, 2020
(1/4) @UTokyo_News_en tests the waters with #Japan's first university-linked bond. It hopes to raise ¥20 billion ($188 mil), as government #highered funding declines.
HT @EuanMckay
My latest for @TimesHigherEd https://t.co/jnYEFF6xFa— Joyce Lau 😷 (@JoyceLauNews) September 8, 2020
September 7
2019 marks a success year in the global green bond market with a record issuance of $240 billion.
Read the latest Amundi-IFC Emerging Market Green Bond Report to learn more: https://t.co/fo2VrARb8B #IFCclimate #GreenBonds pic.twitter.com/tUr3P4ePqh
— World Bank Climate (@WBG_Climate) September 7, 2020
September 5
Congratulations to the successful #launch of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Green Finance Alliance (GBA-GFA) with over 3,500 audiences joined online! Do follow us with all the exciting news from the newly formed #GBA -GFA!
More info: https://t.co/AZ4UoTHErw#HK
— HK Green Finance Association (HKGFA) (@HKGreenFinance) September 5, 2020
September 4
Over 600 UK retail #greenbonds investors have now committed more than £750k to @AbundanceInv 'Community Municipal Investments' for @WestBerkshire & @WarringtonBC's efforts to #buildbackgreener!
Heading for the first £1m of engaged local financing of councils' #NetZero journey… pic.twitter.com/KQFoW8EFoY
— GreenBondsUK (@GreenBondsUK) September 4, 2020
September 3
Germany’s Inaugural Federal Green Bond Issue Meets Strong Demand, 5x Oversubscribedhttps://t.co/WIqhvAQrlb#ESG #sustainablefinance #EU #Germany #greenbonds #sustainableinvesting
— ESG Today (@EsgToday) September 3, 2020
September 2
Germany to sell debut green debt as it seeks to dominate market https://t.co/NCCNAWXQhU via @johnainger pic.twitter.com/moPCFsZLh9
— Stuart Wallace (@StuartLWallace) September 2, 2020
Sweden’s sovereign green bond sale meets strong demand https://t.co/k4Bc6eIejR #greenbonds #transparency #impact #responsibleinvestment #impactinvestment #ESG #esgresearch #esginvesting #esgfixedincome #ethicalinvestment #sri #sustainability #climatechange #debt #bonds #icma
— Christopher J.Wigley (@ChrisJWigley) September 2, 2020
Luxembourg Becomes First European Country to Launch Sustainability Bond Frameworkhttps://t.co/MYcwG65jDE@MinFinLux @Sustainalytics #ESG #sustainabilitybonds #greenbonds #socialbonds #sustainablefinance
— ESG Today (@EsgToday) September 2, 2020
#Luxembourg is the first European country to launch a Sustainability Bond Framework. It is the first framework in the world to fully comply with the new recommendations of the EU #Taxonomy for green finance. https://t.co/M5AVNr11dE pic.twitter.com/6UaTBnhKfI
— Pierre Gramegna (@pierregramegna) September 2, 2020