Social inclusion bond

Sustainable investment - Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB).

Proceeds raised through social inclusion bonds issued by the CEB are to be exclusively used to finance and/or refinance, in part or in full, new and/or existing loans that:

(i) are exclusively focused on social activities; and

(ii) have a social impact that can be easily assessed and quantified with data available for impact reporting.

Examples include:

(a) Social housing for low-income persons;

(b) Education and vocational training: projects concerning education, including vocational training, and related basic infrastructure with the aim to provide access to education and vocational training; and

(c) Projects facilitating access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) for the prime purpose of promoting the creation and preservation of viable jobs.

See also

• Carbon footprint
• Carbon-neutral
• Climate Bonds Initiative
• Council of Europe Development Bank
• ESG investment
• Fixed income
• Green bond
• Green Bond Principles
• Green finance
• Green jobs
• Greenwash
• International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• Retail bond
• Social Bond Principles
• Social impact bond
• Sustainability bond