Green Bonds: An Introduction

As interest in Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues has grown, the market for green bonds and other green assets has expanded rapidly. Today, this market includes a wide range of green debt instruments and new asset types are emerging regularly. However, a lack of universal global standards for defining and categorizing these assets poses a challenge for investors. Global and national efforts are underway to enhance standards and reporting.

This course provides an overview of green bonds and other green assets and discusses emerging global green bond standards.