Green story

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1. Treasury - borrowing - credit - sustainability - investor relations.

In the context of sustainable debt, the green story is a fundamentally important part of a borrower's engagement with potential lenders and investors, as well as existing ones.

A borrower's green story means the content and presentation of information about the borrower's strengths in sustainability, together with other relevant information, to potential lenders and investors.


A key element of the borrowing organisation's green story is its credibility.

It is important, therefore, not to over-promise when compiling the green story.


Compelling green story can yield improved pricing - greenium
"... empirical evidence suggests the existence of greeniums – although this might not always be the case, and its range may differ from a few basis points to more significant values...
For example, for an issuer, signalling a stronger sustainability use of proceeds, greater risk reduction and long-term positive impacts, which also improve operations, could yield a larger greenium, while a less compelling green story could have the opposite effect."
Identifying the ‘greenium’ - how United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is contributing to a more efficient cost of capital for developing countries - April 2022.


2. Treasury - corporate finance - ethics - sustainability.

Similar information and its presentation, in other contexts.


See also