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The Climate Bonds Guide to Certification outlines a voluntary labelling scheme designed to ensure investments are consistent with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. It provides a framework for certifying Use of Proceeds debt instruments, assets, and entities based on science-based eligibility criteria and independent verification.

The 'Climate Bonds Guide to Certification ASSETS' describes a voluntary labelling scheme designed to verify that investments, assets, and entities are consistent with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The guide details the eligibility, types, and processes for certifying assets independently of their financing.

The 'Climate Bonds Guide to Certification' outlines the framework for certifying sustainability-linked debt instruments (SLDs) under the Climate Bonds Standard. The scheme aims to ensure that these instruments are consistent with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C by requiring science-based eligibility criteria, transition plans, and governance structures.

This discussion paper by the Climate Bonds Initiative proposes the certification of short-term debt instruments—defined as those with a maturity at issuance of less than 365 days—to mobilize more capital for climate action. It argues that while green bond standards have historically focused on longer-term debt, the USD55tn short-term debt market represents a significant untapped source of green capital. The paper outlines how various instruments, including Commercial Paper and Green Repos, can be certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, primarily through the Use of Proceeds (UoP) principle, and recommends the development of a 'pure-play' entity definition to further scale the market.

The Climate Bonds Initiative's Green Bonds Global State of the Market 2019 report analyzes the growth and trends of the global green bond market in 2019. It highlights a record issuance of USD 258.9 billion, the expansion of the market into new countries, the dominance of non-financial corporates as the top issuer type, and the increasing role of Certified Climate Bonds and external reviews in ensuring alignment with climate goals.

This report by Vigeo Eiris provides a pre-issuance verification of AES Tietê Energia’s first Green Bond issuance in 2019. The verification confirms that the bond's intended use of proceeds for two solar photovoltaic power plants in Brazil aligns with the Climate Bonds Standard version 2.1 and the Solar Sector Criteria Version 2.0.

A fact sheet detailing a EUR 500 million green bond issued by ALD SA on October 11, 2018, certified under the Low Carbon Transport Standard to finance low-emission vehicles.

This pre-issuance verification report, conducted by Vigeo Eiris in September and October 2018, assesses the conformance of Royal Schiphol Group's first 2018 Green Bond with the Climate Bonds Standard version 2.1. The report concludes that the bond's nominated projects, environmental benefits, selection process, and proposed accounting and reporting systems are in material conformance with the standard's pre-issuance requirements and relevant sector-specific technical criteria.

This assurance report, produced by Multiconsult Norge AS on May 25, 2018, verifies that the EUR 1 billion green bond issued by SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt (SpaBol) in January 2018 conforms to the post-issuance requirements of the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1. The bond is backed by a pool of Norwegian residential mortgages for energy-efficient buildings.

This independent reasonable assurance report, issued by Ernst & Young Limited on 26 April 2018, concludes that Auckland Council's Green Bond issuance process aligns with the Climate Bonds Standard (Version 2.1) and the Green Bond Principles (June 2017). The report verifies that the council's framework for the use of proceeds, project selection, and management of funds meets the required criteria for pre-issuance.

This Independent Verification Statement, issued by First Environment, Inc. on February 16, 2018, confirms that the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority's (NYSERDA) Residential Solar Financing Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A, align with the Climate Bonds Standard v2.1 and Solar Sector Criteria v2.1.

This pre-issuance verification letter, produced by Sustainalytics in 2018, confirms that KBC's green bond conforms to the Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Marine Renewable Energy, and Low Carbon Buildings criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1. The bond's proceeds are intended to finance onshore wind parks in Wallonia and Flanders, offshore wind parks in the North Sea, an onshore solar project in Flanders, and residential mortgage loans for energy-efficient buildings in Flanders.

KPMG India provided an independent limited assurance statement for Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) regarding its Green Bond Framework. The statement confirms that the framework conforms, in all material respects, to the pre-issuance requirements of the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1.

This Independent Assurance Statement, issued by KPMG India on 30 May 2017, provides limited assurance that the State Bank of India's Green Bond Framework conforms to the pre-issuance requirements of the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1.

An independent pre-issuance verification statement by First Environment, Inc. confirming that the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District's (BART) General Obligation Bonds (2017 Series A and 2017 Refunding Series E) conform to the Climate Bonds Standard 2.1 and Low Carbon Land Transport sector criteria.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the application of the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme to the livestock sector, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It provides a framework for issuers to identify eligible livestock projects, follow a three-step certification process, and utilize scientific criteria to ensure investments align with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the best practices for issuing green bonds, with a specific focus on the solar energy sector in Brazil. It details the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme, providing a step-by-step process for issuers to achieve certification, eligibility criteria for solar projects, and reporting requirements to ensure alignment with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

This section of the Climate Bonds Standard outlines the conditions under which projects and assets can be certified based on external sustainable finance taxonomies or frameworks listed in the Climate Bonds External Taxonomy Eligibility Register (ETER).

Bureau Veritas UK Limited provided a pre-issuance limited assurance report for Faro Energy Holdings UK Ltd.'s 2018 Brazilian Solar Bond, concluding that the issuance process conforms with the Climate Bonds Standard 2.1 and Sector Criteria for Solar version 2.1.

This document is a pre-issuance assurance statement by DNV GL Business Assurance Australia Pty Ltd regarding the National RMBS Trust 2018-1 (Class A1-G) SDG Green Bond issued by NAB. DNV GL verified that the bond meets the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1 and associated Technical Criteria for Residential Low Carbon Buildings.