IntercontinentalExchange, CBI announce strategic data collaboration

Intercontinental Exchange announced a strategic collaboration to enhance transparency and consistency in the global sustainable bonds market with the Climate Bonds Initiative, a leading international organization providing the global standard for certification in the sustainable bonds market. As part of the collaboration, ICE‘s Sustainable Bonds Classification data will support CBI’s sustainable bond universe and its research and alignment assessments. ICE also plans to integrate CBI alignment indicators into its sustainable bond solutions, strengthening the insights available to market participants. “This collaboration is an important step in the evolution of our data and analysis. We chose to partner with ICE because of its comprehensive bond classification data,” said Sean Kidney, CEO and Co-founder of Climate Bonds Initiative. “This collaboration helps improve the scalability and consistency of our alignment analysis over time.”