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DNV GL verified that Nordex SE's proposed Green Bond, intended to raise up to €500 million for refinancing existing green debt (€412.5m) and developing the Delta4000 wind turbine (€87.5m), complies with the pre-issuance requirements of the Climate Bond Standard version 2.1. The assets involved are dedicated to wind energy manufacturing and assembly across Germany, Brazil, India, and Spain.

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is an NGO focused on mobilizing the USD100 trillion bond market to fund climate change solutions. It offers a Partners Program to support the development of a global market for green and climate bonds through research, standards, and market development.

Vigeo Eiris conducted a pre-issuance verification of the Republic of Chile's first 2019 Green Bond to ensure alignment with the Climate Bonds Standard (CBS) version 2.1. The verification, completed on May 9, 2019, concluded that the bond's framework, project selection, and reporting systems conform to the required standards for solar energy, low carbon land transport, green buildings, and water infrastructure.

The Climate Bonds Building Criteria establish standards for certifying green building investments to achieve a zero-carbon future by 2050. The framework covers commercial, residential, and built environment assets, offering two compliance paths: Absolute Performance (based on city-specific net-zero trajectories) and Relative Performance (requiring 30-50% emissions reduction for retrofits). New buildings face additional mandates, including a total ban on fossil fuels for heating and cooking, mandatory electrification, and upcoming requirements for Whole Life Carbon Assessment and Scope 3 emissions reporting.

This document is a summary of frequently asked questions (FAQs) designed to guide issuers through the seven-step process of issuing green bonds specifically for climate resilience. It provides practical advice on selecting eligibility criteria, identifying qualifying assets, developing frameworks, arranging verification, and managing reporting and labeling.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes how financial taxonomies can facilitate the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors. It introduces six 'transition mechanisms'—including forward-looking criteria, expiry dates, and transition plan requirements—to help developers create credible benchmarks. Through case studies of the EU, China, and Australia, the report illustrates different taxonomy archetypes (binary, traffic-light, and mixed) and emphasizes the need to integrate these technical tools with broader national climate policies and science-based pathways.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes how sustainable finance taxonomies incorporate transition mechanisms to support the shift to net-zero emissions by 2050. It identifies six key 'Taxonomy Transition Mechanisms'—including forward criteria, sunset dates, and transition plan requirements—and examines their application across traffic-light, binary, and mixed taxonomy archetypes. Through case studies of jurisdictions like Singapore, the EU, Australia, China, and Rwanda, the report demonstrates how these mechanisms can be used to provide granular, science-based criteria for hard-to-abate sectors, distinguishing between point-in-time 'transition labels' for financial instruments and the long-term 'transition process' of entities and sectors.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative analyzes the Indonesian green bond market, identifying it as the largest in ASEAN. It details significant barriers to growth, including high currency hedging costs, market illiquidity, low international credit ratings, and a lack of bankable green projects. The document proposes a roadmap of solutions involving government subsidies, regulatory reforms (such as allowing English Law for bonds), and the use of blended finance and credit enhancements from Multilateral Development Banks to attract international investors.

The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) is a methodology designed to define, identify, and scale up investments for climate resilience and adaptation. It provides a classification system of activities and measures, supported by science-based screening criteria, to help financial institutions, governments, and corporates identify credible resilience investments and mitigate greenwashing.

DNV GL Business Assurance Australia Pty Ltd provided a pre-issuance verification assurance opinion for Westpac Banking Corporation's Green Tailored Deposit product, confirming its alignment with the Climate Bonds Standard Version 2.1.