Thematic bond

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Bonds - sustainability - green finance - social concerns.

A thematic bond is a security issued in a capital market to raise financing for a project or activity related to a particular theme, for example:

  • Climate change
  • Education
  • Housing
  • Ocean and marine conservation or
  • One or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)


World Bank - scope of thematic bonds

"For the purposes of this report [thematic bonds] include green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked labeled bonds.
Blue bonds are considered a subcategory of green bonds, and gender bonds a subcategory of social bonds.
Thematic bonds are also known as GSS; GSS+; environmental, social, and governance (ESG); or sustainable bonds."
Sovereign green, social and sustainability bonds - The World Bank Group - October 2022 - p2.


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Other resource

Sovereign green, social and sustainability bonds - The World Bank Group - October 2022