Climate Bonds Initiative

💧🌍 Updated Water Infrastructure Criteria open for public consultation – share your feedback

The Climate Bonds Initiative invites stakeholders, experts, and market participants to share feedback on the updated Water Infrastructure Criteria under the Climate Bonds Standard, open for consultation from 13 March to 8 April 2026.

As climate change intensifies floods, droughts, and water scarcity worldwide, resilient water infrastructure is becoming essential to safeguard communities, ecosystems, and economic stability. The revised Criteria strengthen how adaptation and resilience are integrated into water investments, helping ensure capital is directed towards infrastructure that can withstand future climate conditions.

Key updates include the operationalisation of the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) within the water sector, mandatory climate vulnerability assessments for all assets, enhanced safeguards against maladaptation, and clearer expectations around emissions and methane risks in wastewater treatment.

💧 Water infrastructure remains under-represented in labelled bond markets despite its critical role in climate resilience. These updates aim to strengthen investor confidence and support the growth of resilient water investment pipelines.

➡️ Your input will help ensure the Criteria remain practical, robust, and aligned with evolving climate risks.

🗓️ Consultation open: 13 March – 8 April 2026
☑️ Submit your feedback: Public consultation: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0t0w630
🔗 Find out more: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0t0stj0

🌍 Expanding global verification capacity for sustainable finance

We’re pleased to announce that BUREAU VERITAS has expanded its role as an Approved Verifier under the Climate Bonds Standard, with new offices in China, Japan, India and France now added to the Climate Bonds Verifiers Directory.

This expansion marks an important step in strengthening regional verification capacity across key markets in Asia and Europe, supporting issuers in demonstrating alignment with science-based criteria and reinforcing investor confidence in labelled debt instruments.

Building on its long-standing role, including its presence in Brazil since 2020, Bureau Veritas continues to play a critical role in advancing credible, high-integrity sustainable finance globally.

💬 “Expanding trusted, science-based verification coverage is essential to supporting issuers worldwide and maintaining the integrity of the Climate Bonds Certification framework.”
— Marina Strovolidou Head of Certification, Climate Bonds Initiative

👉Learn more here 🔗https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0sYGZ10

We're proud to be a partner in the development of the Philippines' Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Guidelines (SFTG) Phase 2: Circular Economy objective! 🇵🇭🌿

Congrats to all our partners and experts for a successful kick-off meeting, marking the formation of the technical expert groups (TEGs):
💦 Waste and water
🏭 Manufacturing/ICT/services
🌾 Agriculture/forestry/fishing
🚧 Construction

The TEGs came together to bring valuable insights from these priority sectors and align on processes and timelines to develop the sustainable finance criteria to promote a in the Philippines.

We're grateful for our continued partnership with the European Union in the Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute and Ambire Global, alongside our national government stakeholders: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Department of Finance, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 🇪🇺🤝🇵🇭

Stay tuned for updates on the upcoming TEG consultation workshops and opportunities to engage and contribute.

🌐 Learn more: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0rt_3W0

🔗 Our work on taxonomies: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0rv0x-0

Según Andrés Felipe Sánchez, Director para América Latina y el Caribe en Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), “el mercado global 🌎 de deuda etiquetada ha alcanzado alrededor de 6 billones 💵. América Latina representa cerca del 5 % de ese total y es la única región donde el bono de es el más representativo. Estos instrumentos se han consolidado como una forma eficiente para que los emisores financien sus necesidades”.

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We are pleased to announce the release of a joint report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and Transition Asia, which highlights a significant surge in transition finance within China’s steel industry. The report showcases how Hebei, China’s largest steel-producing region, has taken a pioneering step by introducing the nation’s first subnational guideline dedicated to steel decarbonisation finance, as well as the strategies taken by China's largest steelmakers to overcome financing barriers and make ambitious CAPEX decisions.

Key Highlights:

🌟USD 2.8bn in transition loans: Hebei steel companies secured over USD 2.8bn by the end of 2024.

🌟USD 3bn in bond issuance: Nationwide, steel-related sustainable and transition-related bonds have reached a total issuance of USD 3bn.

🌟USD 18bn Investment Outlook: An estimated USD 18bn in capital investment is needed by 2030 to advance low-carbon steel technologies such as EAF, DRI, and hydrogen electrolysers. Hydrogen production makes up 41% of the CAPEX needed and the high cost of hydrogen remains a critical bottleneck.

Looking ahead, the report emphasizes that clear policy frameworks and a more diverse range of financial tools are essential to mobilise additional capital, create new investment opportunities, and align financial flows with China’s ambitious steel decarbonisation targets.

Read the full report here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0kZcZ40

We're proud to announce the launch of Climate Bonds Initiative new website.

Helping market participants, policymakers, and climate finance professionals quickly find the tools, data, reports, and guidance they need to make impact.

Explore new features like enhanced search, regional hubs, and streamlined access to sustainable finance data.

Visit: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0kXMYn0

🌍 How do we turn climate ambition into action?

Join us for HKGFA Transition Planning Training Series #2 — Taking Action: Real Economy Implementation & Case Studies, proudly supported by Climate Bonds.

📅 24 April (Thu)
🕒 3:00–4:30PM HKT / 7:00–8:30AM GMT
📍 Live on Zoom & YouTube

Hear from industry leaders on how real economy actors are approaching transition planning, including:
✔️ Engagement strategies to drive net-zero
✔️ Tools, metrics, and data that support real-world implementation
✔️ Practical case studies you can learn from

🔗 Register now: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0j3zZR0

📌 SFC licensed professionals may claim 1 CPT hour (subject to employer approval)
Questions? Contact: [email protected]

🌏 We're Hiring in Japan! 🇯🇵
Position: Policy Analyst – Japan
📍 Location: Japan
Salary: JPY 6,000,000 – JPY 6,500,000
🗓️ Deadline: 3 March 2025

Are you passionate about climate transition and ? Do you want to be at the heart of shaping Japan’s green future and influencing its policy landscape? 🌱✨

Join Climate Bonds Initiative as our next Policy Analyst and help drive impactful policy change across critical sectors like energy, buildings, and industry.

🔍 What you’ll do:
✅ Analyse Japan's climate policy landscape
✅ Monitor global policy trends (EU, US, China, LatAm)
✅ Support regional transition efforts through research, stakeholder mapping & engagement
✅ Draft blogs, briefs, and policy insights
✅ Coordinate projects with local & international partners

🧠 Who you are:
🇯🇵 Fluent in Japanese & English
🌍 Strong background in climate/sustainable finance policy
📈 Analytically sharp, independently driven, globally aware
🎓 Bonus points if you have a degree in economics, finance, environment, or public policy!

✨ Why join us?
🌐 International & diverse work culture
📚 Ongoing learning & career development
🚀 Real impact, from day one
💼 Be part of our fast-growing team shaping the future of green finance

Ready to make a difference? 💥
👉 Apply now and take your career to the next level:

Policy Analyst - Japan - Climate Bonds Initiative Job Title: Policy Analyst - JapanSalary: JPY 6000,000 - JPY 6,500,000Level: 5Team: JapanReporting to: Japan Programme LeadClosing date for applications: 3rd March 2025Purpose: The purpose of this role is to assist the CBI policy team in shaping Japan

📣 Happening today!

🌍 Excited to join the conversation on financing a future! We're delighted to share that Climate Bonds Initiative CEO Sean Kidney will be speaking at City & Financial Global’s 3rd Annual Climate Transition Plans Summit, in London.

Sean will be discussing transition plans as catalysts for transition finance with Helen Wain, James Close and Mark Manning.

Learn more and register here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0hKDg70

📢 Andrés Felipe Sánchez, Head para América Latina y el Caribe de Climate Bonds Initiative, enfatizó:

"La elaboración de esta guía refuerza la confianza de los inversionistas y facilita el acceso a financiamiento sostenible en Panamá y la región."

🔹 Al integrar el Climate Bonds Standard y la Taxonomía de Finanzas Sostenibles de Panamá, esta guía permite estructurar emisiones bajo los más altos estándares de transparencia y credibilidad.

📖 Conoce más aquí ➡️https://files.latinexbolsa.com/pabvprblob02/media/documents/Guia_para_la_emision_de_instrumentos_financieros.pdf

Climate Bonds Initiative

🌱 Promoting Green Bonds for Regional Revitalisation 🇯🇵

Climate Bonds has partnered with Sapporo City and Hokkaido Prefecture to boost the adoption of (GX) in Japan.

With the rapid rise of AI and its energy demand, particularly renewable energy, this initiative to develop the the GX Finance and Asset Management Special Zone in Hokkaido will support the growth of digital transformation and Japan's infrastructure.

This collaboration signals a groundbreaking step toward aligning local efforts with international climate goals. 🌏💚

Read to learn how this partnership will reshape Japan's landscape: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOFC173K00X11C24A2000000/