The rise of Green Bonds: Beneficial for the environment and for investors

BY Gus J. Papamichalopoulos | November 13, 2019

In general, a green bond is an investment product for the raising of finance for climate change solutions and the promotion of projects with environmental benefits. Practically, it is a debt instrument like any other bond with the following main characteristics:

It offers a fixed return and its proceeds are used to finance (or refinance) environmentally friendly projects;
It can be issued by a company, a financial institution or even the government for a fixed period; and
It finances projects in areas such as energy, transportation, waste management, construction, water and land use.

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