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This document is a Green Bond Fact Sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative detailing a SEK 1bn (USD 106m) green bond issued by Fastighets AB Balder on June 5, 2019.

This fact sheet details a SEK 500 million (USD 52 million) green bond issued by Wallenstam AB on May 24, 2019, to finance green buildings, low-carbon transport, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.

Sustainalytics provides a second-party opinion on the Assicurazioni Generali Green Bond Framework, concluding that it is credible, impactful, and aligns with the Green Bond Principles 2018. The framework outlines the use of proceeds for six environmental categories, establishes a Green Bond Committee for project selection, and commits to annual reporting on allocation and impact.

This fact sheet details a EUR 500 million green bond issued by Vesteda Finance BV on May 24, 2019, certified under the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1 for low carbon residential buildings and upgrades.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative details a EUR 750 million (USD 840 million) green bond issued by Vodafone on May 24, 2019, marking the first time a UK ICT company has entered the green bond market.

This fact sheet details a JPY 10 billion green bond issued by United Urban Investment (UUR), a Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust, on May 23, 2019, to finance and refinance a portfolio of certified green buildings in Japan.

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB issued a SEK1.3bn (USD135m) senior unsecured green bond on May 16, 2019, to fund green buildings and energy efficiency projects. As the first listed Swedish community service property owner to issue a green bond, Hemfosa requires assets to meet strict certifications (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) and energy efficiency thresholds (25% better than national regulations). The company committed to annual public reporting on the use of proceeds and GHG emissions avoided.

This fact sheet details a CHF 100 million green bond issued by Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft on May 7, 2019, to finance energy-efficient social housing in Switzerland.

This report by RMI analyzes trends in the deep decarbonization of China's industrial sector, which accounts for over 65 percent of the nation's energy consumption and over 70 percent of its carbon emissions. The analysis identifies five key trends: energy efficiency improvements, the scaling of recycling and reuse, increased electrification, the development of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and the growth of hydrogen utilization.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a USD 400 million senior secured green bond issued by NSTAR Electric on May 15, 2019, to fund low-carbon and clean energy initiatives in Massachusetts.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) supported Bogotá, Colombia, and Mérida, Mexico, in translating national energy-efficient building guidelines into mandatory local regulations through the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) program.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a AUD 400 million green bond issued by Woolworths Group Limited on April 23, 2019, to finance low-carbon supermarket buildings and energy efficiency improvements in Australia.

This guide, published by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, provides health care professionals with strategies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of health care facilities (HCFs) and increase their resilience to climate-related disruptions. It details the environmental impact of the Canadian health sector, offers frameworks for vulnerability and resiliency assessments, and suggests specific mitigation measures across energy use, procurement, transportation, and food systems.

This report uses a system dynamics model to quantify the economic, social, and environmental impacts of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in Canada from 2016 to 2035. It analyzes four spending categories—buildings, cement, steel, and vehicles—comparing business-as-usual (BAU) scenarios against sustainable and domestic-production scenarios. The findings generally indicate that GPP reduces long-term operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions while potentially increasing domestic employment and revenue.

This document is a Chinese translation of the report "Chilling Prospects: Providing Sustainable Cooling for All," published by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). It examines the risks associated with the lack of sustainable cooling and the opportunities for economic and social development through expanded access to cooling technologies, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

A fact sheet detailing a USD 45 million green bond issued by the Oregon School District on March 1, 2019, to finance the construction of the first net zero carbon/zero energy school building in Wisconsin.

This report describes a seed project by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) under the Producer to Consumer Sustainability (P2CS) initiative. The project reviewed existing knowledge on sustainable lifestyles and consumer behaviour, focusing on high-income countries and gender aspects, to improve SEI's ability to provide policy advice on sustainable consumption.

A fact sheet detailing the issuance of a CAD 35 million green bond by Concordia University on February 8, 2019, to finance the construction of a new Science Hub on its Loyola Campus.

This fact sheet details a SEK 6 billion (USD 604 million) green bond issued by Stora Enso on February 20, 2019, marking the first entry of a Finnish forest product company into the green bond market.

This fact sheet details a JPY 2 billion green bond issued by Kenedix Office Investment Corporation on February 15, 2019, to refinance two certified office buildings in Japan.