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| A green bond is not a particularly tightly defined term, but is generally thought of as a fixed income instrument launched to fund specific environmental or green projects such as projects to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.
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| The amounts issued have grown rapidly, according to information collated by the Climate Bonds Initiative, a non profit organisation established in 2010. However, total amounts issued remain a relatively small proportion of total bond issuance.
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| Guidelines for green bonds, the Green Bond Principles, have been issued by a group of 25 leading banks, coordinated by the ICMA ([[International Capital Market Association]]), to establish a voluntary framework for these instruments.
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| Green bonds are an important part of green finance.
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| Green bonds are also sometimes known as 'ESG' (Environmental, Social and Governance) bonds.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Blue bond]]
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| * [[Carbon footprint]]
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| * [[Carbon-neutral]]
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| * [[Climate Bonds Initiative]]
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| * [[ESG investment]]
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| * [[EU Green Bond Standard]] (EUGBS)
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| * [[Fixed income]]
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| * [[Green Bond Principles]]
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| * [[Green Bond Technical Assistance Program]]
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| * [[Green finance]]
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| * [[Greenium]]
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| * [[Greenwash]]
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| * [[International Capital Market Association]] (ICMA)
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| *[[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC)
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| * [[Retail bond]]
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| * [[Sustainability bond]]
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| * [[Sustainability Linked Loan Principles]]
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| ==Other resources==
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| [http://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/the-principles-guidelines-and-handbooks/green-bond-principles-gbp/ Green Bond Principles]
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| [https://www.treasurers.org/thetreasurer/a-practical-insight-into-green-bonds-and-ESG-investing/ A practical insight into green bonds and ESG investing, The Treasurer web exclusive, June 2019]
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| [[Category:Ethics_and_corporate_governance]] | |
