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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.  
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.  


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== Other links ==
== Other links ==
[http://www.icmagroup.org/Regulatory-Policy-and-Market-Practice/green-bonds/governance-framework/ Green Bond Principles], www.icmagroup.org
[http://www.icmagroup.org/Regulatory-Policy-and-Market-Practice/green-bonds/governance-framework/ Green Bond Principles]


[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42ad7b66-e64e-11e3-bbf5-00144feabdc0.html#axzz330jqfNJo Green bond credentials under scrutiny], www.ft.com, May 2014
[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42ad7b66-e64e-11e3-bbf5-00144feabdc0.html#axzz330jqfNJo Green bond credentials under scrutiny]

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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 CO2 emissions. The amounts issued in 2014 and 2015 are growing strongly with some $11bn issued in 2013 according to the Climate Bonds Initiative, a non profit organisation established in 2010.

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.


See also


Other links

Green Bond Principles

Green bond credentials under scrutiny