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The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) is a spreadsheet-based framework used to classify investments that strengthen resilience to physical climate risks. It organizes investments into seven themes—including Resilient Infrastructure and Resilient Natural Systems—and requires that qualifying investments make a substantial contribution to resilience, manage maladaptation risks, and do no significant harm to climate mitigation. The CBRT differentiates between adapted and enabling investments, as well as activities and measures, providing a structured pathway for debt issuances, such as bonds and loans, to be certified under the Climate Bonds Standard.

The Climate Bonds Initiative offers a tiered training structure consisting of foundational courses, deep dives, and spotlight modules to help professionals transition to a low carbon economy. These services cover topics such as GSS+ bonds, taxonomies, and transition finance, and have been delivered to over 5,000 professionals globally.

The Climate Bonds Network is a global community of over 110 members, including banks, investors, and governments, designed to drive the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. Membership provides access to market intelligence, networking opportunities, and a structured training curriculum covering GSS+ bonds, transition finance, and adaptation and resilience. The network offers three membership levels—Network Member, Network Supporter, and Network Champion—with varying degrees of visibility, dedicated support, and access to private briefings and technical reviews.

The CONNECT 2026 sponsorship brochure details a series of global events designed to bring together senior leaders from the sustainable finance sector to address the climate crisis. The events target a diverse audience of investors, governments, and regulators, with 2025 attendance reaching 1,540 professionals. Sponsorship tiers include Platinum, Gold, Lunch supporter, Awards Drinks and Canape supporter, Exhibitor, and Associate, offering benefits such as speaking slots, branding, and conference registrations. The series also includes the announcement of Climate Bonds Awards.

The Climate Bonds Initiative offers a tiered training structure consisting of Foundation, Deep Dive, and Advanced/Specialist courses focused on GSS+ bonds, transition finance, and adaptation and resilience. These programmes utilize the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) to address seven resilience themes, including infrastructure, food systems, and natural systems. The organization has implemented these trainings globally through partnerships with entities such as the FAO, AUDA-NEPAD, IUCN, and IFC, targeting diverse actors from municipal governments in Southeast Asia to asset managers in Thailand.

The Climate Bonds Initiative offers technical assistance to institutions to improve the credibility and comparability of transition investment frameworks, reducing greenwashing risks. Their review process utilizes the 'Five Hallmarks for a Credible Corporate Transition' and aligns with international taxonomies and market principles. The service includes tailored guidance and the possibility of public endorsement for frameworks that meet core principles for credible transition finance.

The document outlines the role of green bonds in transforming financial centres into sustainable hubs, highlighting European market leadership and specific city-level case studies in listing, sovereign issuance, and development banking.

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has established the Hydropower Criteria to help investors identify hydropower projects that support the Paris Agreement. To be certified, projects must pass a two-part assessment: Mitigation Criteria, which set specific greenhouse gas (GHG) emission thresholds based on the operational date, and Adaptation & Resilience (A&R) Criteria, which use the ESG Gap Analysis Tool to ensure adherence to international best practices across 12 environmental and social dimensions. Certification requires independent verification by accredited assessors licensed by the International Hydropower Association (IHA). The criteria exclude indirect emissions from construction and the economic viability of projects, focusing instead on climate integrity and social responsibility.

DNV GL has verified that Westpac Banking Corporation's Green Tailored Deposit product meets the pre-issuance requirements of the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1, specifically regarding Low Carbon Buildings (Commercial Buildings) and Wind Power Technical Criteria. The eligible asset portfolio as of 6 November 2018 totaled AUD 751.93 million, comprising commercial buildings and wind energy generation and transmission assets located in Australia.

The document outlines a four-phase framework for sustainable finance taxonomies: governance, design, implementation, and expansion/revision. It emphasizes 'interoperability'—the ability of different taxonomies to share common principles and scientific bases, such as the Paris Agreement, to facilitate cross-border financial flows. The guide details the creation of technical selection criteria (TSC), the integration of transition activities using 'binary' or 'traffic-light' approaches, and the application of 'Do No Significant Harm' (DNSH) and Minimum Social Safeguards (MSS) principles. It also provides a step-by-step alignment guide for activities, entities, and portfolios, while offering strategies to make taxonomies accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The document outlines a comprehensive framework for creating and managing sustainable finance taxonomies, structured around four phases: governance, design, implementation, and expansion/revision. It emphasizes the use of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) for sector structures to ensure cross-border comparability and recommends 'pass/fail' technical screening criteria aligned with science-based pathways. The guide details a 'traffic light' approach for transition activities, including 'green', 'transition/amber', and 'excluded' categories, and provides a three-level aggregation methodology (Activity, Entity, Portfolio) for assessing taxonomy alignment. It also addresses the specific needs of SMEs through simplified compliance and the use of grandfathering clauses to provide investment certainty during criteria updates.

A coalition of 226 scientists, financial professionals, and civil society organizations argues that including fossil gas in the EU Taxonomy contradicts climate science and risks turning the framework into a greenwashing tool. The authors highlight the high climate impact of methane leaks and assert that such a move would undermine the EU's global climate leadership and the goals of the Green Deal.

ClientEarth employs a legal-centric strategy to enforce environmental laws, challenge corporate pollution, and reshape financial systems. Key achievements include winning the right for the public to challenge the EU in court on environmental decisions, securing the closure of coal plants in Europe, and litigating against fossil fuel companies for misleading advertising and abandoned wells. The organization focuses on four primary pillars: breaking new legal ground for justice, aligning financial flows with planetary needs, transforming food and land use, and phasing out fossil fuels in energy and transport.

The Canadian Climate Institute outlines a proposed framework to integrate oil and gas projects into the Sustainable Finance Action Council's (SFAC) climate investment taxonomy. To maintain scientific credibility and avoid 'greenwashing,' the report argues that only decarbonization projects within existing facilities should be eligible for the 'transition' label. It proposes a three-step eligibility process: general corporate requirements (net-zero targets), project-specific requirements (existing facility status and emission intensity alignment with 1.5°C pathways), and 'do no significant harm' criteria. A key proposal is a 50% threshold for downstream Scope 3 emissions to identify projects where demand-side risk is the primary transition risk. The report emphasizes that new oil and gas installations must be excluded to prevent carbon lock-in and align with global net-zero goals.

Québec is well-positioned for the energy transition due to its low-cost, low-carbon electricity and a mature mining sector for critical minerals. However, the province faces significant challenges, including a high public debt-to-GDP ratio of 45% (2020-2021), a shortage of skilled labor in clean-tech SMEs, and the need to rebuild trust with Indigenous peoples for new large-scale projects. While the province has a strong ecosystem of transition-supporting companies—particularly in electric transport and industrial transition—it faces intense global competition from the US, EU, and China, and its firms often secure less capital at each funding stage compared to US counterparts.

This report details the institutional frameworks used by the United States, United Kingdom, British Columbia, France, Germany, Australia, Denmark, and Singapore to implement a whole-of-government approach to climate change. It catalogs specific committees, task forces, and legislative mechanisms designed to integrate climate priorities across different government departments and agencies.

The report evaluates the South African Green Finance Taxonomy (SA GFT) across three pillars: Make Substantial Contribution (MSC), Do No Significant Harm (DNSH), and Minimum Social Safeguards (MSS). While the SA GFT shows high international alignment in its environmental objectives and sectoral coverage, it faces significant usability challenges regarding the DNSH and MSS pillars. Key recommendations include introducing more flexible alignment classifications (e.g., 'eligible' vs 'aligned'), increasing the use of quantitative thresholds, and integrating national regulations like the B-BBEE Act into the social safeguards framework. The report also suggests establishing a dedicated working group and an integrated disclosure framework to reduce the compliance burden on reporting entities.

In 2018, IDFC members reported $134 billion in green finance commitments, a 39% decrease from 2017, though cumulative commitments since 2015 exceed $670 billion. Climate finance dominated the total at 93.3%, with green energy and GHG mitigation accounting for 85% of that amount. While overall commitments fell due to macroeconomic factors, adaptation finance grew by 57% over the previous year. Geographically, 78% of finance remained in members' home countries, and the East Asia and Pacific region received the largest share of commitments at 56%.

The document examines the vulnerability of India's financial system to climate change, noting that extreme climate events affect over 75% of Indian districts and could reduce annual GDP by 2.5% to 4.5%. It identifies significant gaps in the Indian financial sector, including limited data on risk factors, a lack of a green taxonomy, and a reliance on external credit ratings that do not capture the long-term quality of green projects. The paper advocates for the adoption of the TCFD framework for disclosures, the implementation of climate-specific stress tests, and the development of innovative products such as parametric insurance and carbon ratings. It specifically highlights the need for tailored interventions for the MSME sector and improvements in the payout efficiency of natural disaster insurance.

The document argues that sustainable product engineering leads to increased revenue, lower costs, and better relationships with customers, investors, and employees. It highlights that a majority of customers and investors prioritize sustainability in their decision-making, and that a significant proportion of US workers, particularly those under 30, value a company's environmental record when seeking employment.