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This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative details the rapid growth of the labeled green bond market in 2014, which saw issuance triple from the previous year to 366 billion USD, driven by international financial institutions, corporations, and municipal issuers.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines a five-step process for issuing green bonds, emphasizing the necessity of allocating proceeds to green projects or assets regardless of the issuer's own 'green' status. It details various bond types, eligibility criteria for projects, and the importance of independent verification and transparent reporting.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative, produced for COP22, analyzes the growth and governance of the green bond market. It highlights the shift toward private sector issuance, the increasing role of emerging markets like China, and the necessity of reaching USD 1 trillion in annual green emissions by 2020 to support Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

This report by the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and Climate Bonds Initiative provides a comprehensive overview of the Japanese green finance market as of 2021 and 2022. It details the growth of green bonds, the emergence of sustainability-linked and transition bonds, the identification of climate-aligned bonds not explicitly labeled as green, and the evolving regulatory and policy framework established by the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines sustainable finance policies required to achieve the 1.5°C climate goal. It argues that a rapid transition is more economically beneficial than a slow one, as renewable energy costs are now lower than fossil fuels. The document proposes a policy framework based on three pillars: speed (accelerating action), guidance (steering the economy away from carbon-intensive investments), and simplification (streamlining sustainable investment processes).

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the role of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in mobilising private capital to address the global climate investment gap, which is estimated between USD 2.5 trillion and USD 4 trillion annually.

This document is an annex to the Bioenergy Criteria Document published by the Climate Bonds Initiative, listing the members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) and the Industry Working Group (IWG) involved in the criteria's development.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative argues that natural gas is not a viable transition fuel due to significant methane leakage across its supply chain, which makes its climate impact comparable to coal. It highlights Japan's vulnerability due to its high reliance on LNG imports and proposes several policy measures to accelerate decarbonization.

The Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme is a global labelling framework launched in 2012 to ensure investments align with a 1.5°C pathway. It utilizes science-based criteria and independent verification to certify debt instruments, assets, and entities, having certified over USD350bn of Use of Proceeds Green Bonds as of 30 September 2025.

This sponsorship brochure outlines the CONNECT 2026 series of global events organized by the Climate Bonds Initiative. The events aim to drive the sustainable finance agenda by bringing together decision-makers from governments, investors, and financial institutions to address the climate crisis and share best practices.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and Transition Asia examines the financing of decarbonisation in China's steel sector, focusing on the impact of transition finance pilots and market trends following the introduction of the Hebei Province Transition Finance Guidelines for the Iron and Steel Industry (2023-2024 Edition).

This document is a fact sheet containing a table of individual green municipal bonds issued in the United States during 2017, detailing the issuers, amounts issued in USD, dates, project types, and CBI certification status.

This executive summary from the Climate Bonds Initiative argues that fossil gas can no longer be considered a transition fuel due to methane leakage and the urgent need to halve global carbon emissions by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5°C. It advocates for a rapid leap to renewable energy and low-carbon hydrogen, while warning against incremental strategies like gas blending and the construction of new fossil gas infrastructure.

This document provides a comprehensive list of debt instruments eligible for certification under version 2.1 of the Climate Bonds Standard. It expands the scope of certification beyond traditional bonds to include various forms of debt, such as loans, commercial paper, and Sukuk, provided they are used for Eligible Projects & Assets.

This document is an attestation report issued by Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP on 7 September 2018, providing a limited assurance opinion on the pre-issuance description of China Construction Bank Luxemburg Branch’s 2018 Green Bond.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for issuing certified green bonds within the Brazilian agricultural sector, aligning investments with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the standards and certification process for issuing green bonds within the agriculture sector, with a specific focus on the expanding market in Brazil.

This guide outlines the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme for issuing green bonds in the bioenergy sector, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It details the requirements for certification, the process for issuance, and the technical criteria for identifying eligible bioenergy projects and assets.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides best practices for issuing green bonds within the bioenergy sector, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It outlines the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme, which aims to align financial investments with the goal of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5ºC.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the standards and procedures for issuing Certified Forestry Bonds, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It details the Climate Bonds Standard's requirements for alignment with a 1.5°C warming limit, the three-step issuance process, and the specific scientific criteria used to identify eligible forestry projects and assets.