Why Green Bond Credibility Still Depends on Who Is Watching
June 22, 2026
The global green bond market started as a niche instrument used mostly by multilateral development banks. It is now one of the primary channels through
The global green bond market started as a niche instrument used mostly by multilateral development banks. It is now one of the primary channels through
There is a number that appears regularly in sustainable finance discussions and rarely receives the attention it deserves. The annual financing gap for achieving the
“I just believe capital can do more than just create alpha. We’ve been doing the alpha part with reasonable success at T Rowe for ninety
“Early on in the green bond market, when we were developing the principles, it was absolutely critical to remind ourselves constantly that perfect was the
“I think it’s time for the market to rethink what is considered green – and what isn’t – outside the traditional lens we’ve used for
“We did the first benchmark green bond, and it was there that the market really started to take notice of what we were doing. ”
“Taking action on climate mitigation — that is our urgent need. It’s important for us to be able to support companies in their funding. ”
“I can’t invest in corporate bonds without doing credit analysis. In the same way, I can’t invest in them without doing ESG analysis. It’s almost
“No one asks, ‘Do you do ESG?’ anymore. They don’t even say ‘How do you do ESG?’ They want to know what’s the carbon footprint
A green bond is a bond issued to raise capital for activities that serve to reduce or prevent environmental or climate damage. Issuers of green bonds often have the opportunity to raise capital at lower yields than non-green (traditional) bonds from the same issuer, the so called “greenium”.
