Green Bond Fact Sheet

Description

The World Bank Green Bond raises funds from fixed income investors to support World Bank lending for eligible projects that seek to mitigate climate change or help affected people adapt to it. The product was designed in partnership with Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) to respond to specific investor demand for a triple-A rated fixed income product that supports projects that address the climate challenge. Since 2008, the World Bank has issued approximately USD 4 billion in Green Bonds

Reference information

Websites:

treasury.worldbank.org/cmd/pdf/WorldBankGreenBondFactSheet.pdf

Source:

World Bank

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2013

Keywords:

financing, green bonds

Climate impacts:

Non specific

Adaptation Approaches:

Adaptation Measures and Actions

Sectors:

Agriculture, Buildings, Coastal areas, Energy, Financial, Forestry, Transport, Water management

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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