74 pages | © October 2018 IFC | Complimentary
Creating Green Bond Markets – Insights, Innovations, and Tools from Emerging Markets, developed by the IFC-supported Sustainable Banking Network (SBN), captures SBN members’ diverse experiences and the latest insights into the drivers, challenges, and innovations to create green bond markets in the emerging markets. It highlights the importance of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices as a foundation of integrity and value creation in any impact-focused investment, including green bonds. For the first time, it offers a practical “Green Bond Market Development Toolkit,” including Common Objectives, a Self-assessment and Planning Matrix, a Roadmap with Common Milestones, and a Capacity Building Needs Assessment. Together these spell out the particular steps SBN members need to take to develop strong local green bond markets. The emerging consensus highlights alignment with international good practices and approaches, as well as efforts to harmonize definitions of what is “green.”
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Related resources:
- SBN Creating Green Bond Markets Report page
- SBN Creating Green Bond Markets Report Executive Summary
- Foreword from SBN Secretariat
- Foreword from SBN Green Bond Working Group
- Report Presentation | Report Talking Points | Report Case Studies
- Report Public Announcement
- IFC Sustainability Webinar: Creating Green Bond Markets in Africa - February 7, 2019 (presentation and recording)
- Sustainable Banking Network website