Climate Bonds Initiative

🚀 Today, Climate Bonds Initiative is excited to announce the release of our highly anticipated report, ‘Transition in Action Agri-Food’! This comprehensive document delves into the sustainable finance landscape within the Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector, offering key insights and strategies for driving systemic change. Key Messages from the Report: 🌱 The Transition is Underway: Explore the ongoing shift towards sustainability in AFOLU and the critical roles of various stakeholders in supporting this transition. 📜 Climate Bonds Sector Criteria: Discover how our latest criteria for Agriculture Production and Deforestation and Conversion Free (DCF) Sourcing align local financing needs with IPCC recommendations. 👩🌾 Farmers Need Access to Sustainable Debt: Understand the importance of sustainable finance at the farm level and how it can uplift farmers from poverty. 💡 Innovative Financing Solutions: Learn about the collaborative efforts needed across the value chain and the role of the financial sector in offering sustainability-linked financing. 📊 Key Performance Indicators Must be Material: See examples of alternative KPIs tailored to each actor along the value chain, beyond scope 3 GHG emissions. 🌍 Climate Transition Finance for AFOLU Sector: Discover how impactful investments can support the AFOLU sector in becoming a climate solution, improving food security, and raising living standards. 📖 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eUvuBDsV 🌿💼 #SustainableFinance #ClimateBonds #AgriFood #GreenEconomy #AFOLU #ClimateAction Sabine Laurent, Deepak Sharma, María Alejandra Pulido, Rachel Hemingway, Sean Kidney

🏆 Congratulations to the Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas del Perú for winning the Just Transition Trailblazer Award at the #9thClimateBondsAwards! 🇵🇪 ➡️ In June 2023, Peru issued its first Sustainable Bond in local currency, raising S/ 16,358 million at a 7.30% coupon rate. These bonds strengthen public debt management, promote market diversification, and align with commitments toward a fair, inclusive, and environmentally responsible economy. 🔗 Check out their remarkable achievements and explore the full list of winners here: https://ow.ly/VkK550SmgXH

🏆 Congratulations to Spain for winning the Private Investment Mobiliser Award at the #9thClimateBondsAwards! 🇪🇸 ➡️ In 2023, Spain showcased exceptional efforts in mobilising private investments towards sustainable projects, setting a benchmark for others to follow. 🔗 Explore the full list of winners here: https://ow.ly/P6oE50SmgI4

Don't miss your chance to register 🚨🚨🚨 Next week, Tuesday 2nd July, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO and Co-Founder Sean Kidney is in conversation with Jakob Thomä , CEO, Theia Finance Labs 💬 Join us for this illuminating dialogue, covering the progress made on climate targets, what to expect from policy change in the next decade and much, much more 💚 Join us on Zoom, or across Linkedin Live 🤳🎥 Registration: https://ow.ly/LnuU50SrzEm

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📢 Happening Now at London Climate Action Week 2024: "Uniting the Global Built Environment to Drive Climate Action." For the first time, an international alliance of BRE, Green Building Council of Australia, U.S. Green Building Council, Singapore Green Building Council, GRESB, Climate Bonds Initiative, and CRREM - Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor is coming together to drive #decarbonisation, #climateresilience, and #socialequity. Speaking at the event, Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative stresses,"Transforming our built environment for climate action is necessary. Through sustainable finance and rigorous certification, we can drive decarbonisation and resilience. This alliance is a crucial step in aligning investments with sustainability and catalysing the green transition." Joined by other distinguished speakers including: Rishi Bhattacharya: Founder and CEO of Impact & Influence (Chair) Elena Pérez Celis: Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Bankers for Net Zero (B4NZ) Wendy Whewell BA (Hons) ACIB BA: Head of #ESG & #ClimateChange, Corporate and Commercial Banking at Santander Murray Birt: Senior ESG Strategist at DWS Group 🌍 This historic event marks the first in a series of milestones for the alliance, which aims to unlock the sustainable finance needed for the built environment to meet its climate goals. Next month, the alliance will publish "Financing Transformation: A Guide to Green Building for Green Bonds and Green Loans," providing practical guidance on how verification and certification schemes ensure compliance with global sustainable classification frameworks. With the support of GRESB and Climate Bonds Initiative, the alliance is backed by key players relied upon by #investors, #banks, and #issuers to demonstrate the sustainable credentials of their portfolios and debt instruments. CRREM’s participation ensures alignment with science-based decarbonisation trajectories for the built environment. #ClimateAction #GreenBuilding #SustainableFinance #EnvironmentalSustainability #LondonClimateWeek #ClimateBondsStandard #GreenBonds #SustainableDevelopment #NetZero #ClimateResilience #LCAW

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REMINDER📺💻 Lily Burge, Senior Policy Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative will be joining a panel discussion as part of the next Inevitable Policy Response Quarterly Briefing Webinar, in partnership with Principles for Responsible Investment 🤝 The Q2 webinar will see expert panelists assess global developments in climate policy mapped by IPR. Energy, transition, land use & nature progress will be explored against the flagship IPR 1.8C Forecast Policy Scenario (FPS). Joining Lily 👇 Kavita Srinivasan, Head of Operations, Inevitable Policy Response Dr Nicole Röttmer, Partner, Deloitte Brian Hensley, Partner, Kaya Partners William Atwell, Director, Climate Research, Sustainable Fitch Moderated by Daniel Gallagher, Ph.D, Senior Lead, Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment 📅 Wednesday, 10th July 2024 ⏰ 14:00 - 15:00 BST / 15:00 - 16:00 CST Registration: https://ow.ly/lBhn50SaAYP h #iprforecasts #quarterlybriefings #webinar #climate #policy #transition #investment #acceleration #netzero #energy #landuse #nature

🏆 Congratulations to Germany for winning the Green Catalyst Award for Financing Decarbonisation in Hard-to-Abate Sectors at the #9thClimateBondsAwards! 🇩🇪 ➡️ In 2023, Germany demonstrated outstanding leadership amongst sovereign bond issuers, driving significant progress in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. 🔗 Explore the full list of winners here: https://ow.ly/UaPB50SmgzL

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