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Project Details

Project

New York State Housing Finance Agency Climate Bond (Climate Bond Standard Verification)

Client

New York State Housing Finance Agency

Project Type

Climate Bonds Standard Verification

Industry Group

Sub-Sovereign

Use of Proceeds

Green buildings

Location

U.S.

Evaluation Date

Oct 2016

Evaluation Summary

Sustainalytics provides pre-issuance and post-issuance verification letters for issuers wishing to verify that their green bond meets the requirements and relevant sector criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard.

As the leading provider of Climate Bonds verification reports globally, Sustainalytics is well-versed in assessing project eligibility against the Climate Bonds Standard. The Climate Bonds Initiative currently provides certification in the following sectors:

-        Solar

-        Wind

-        Marine

-        Geothermal

-        Bioenergy

-        Forestry

-        Buildings

-        Water

-        Waste

-        Transport

-        Agriculture

-        Shipping

Sustainalytics has been an Approved Verifier under the Climate Bonds Standards since 2015. 
https://mstar-sustops-cdn-mainwebsite-s3.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/default-source/spos/new-york-state-housing-climate-bonds-verification-certfication.pdf?sfvrsn=43f3f7b5_3