Climate Bonds Standard V4.2

Expanding Standard: Agri-Food Entity and Future Asset Certification

Introducing a new label for Certified Agri-Food Entities and Certification for Future Planned Assets

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These proposals are built on the foundations of Climate Bonds’ Transition Principles, Transition Categories and Credible Transition Hallmarks detailed in our two papers: 

They have also been informed by a review of all similar frameworks and initiatives tackling the requirements in a credible Transition Targets and Transition Plan, including but not limited to, GFANZ, TCFD, ACT, SBTI, UK one, EU Platform for Sustainable Finance, ICMA’s SLD Principles and Climate Finance Transition Handbook. 

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