ABFM MODULE - D Chapter 24: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING (PART-I)
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*What is Green Finance? *What is Sustainable Finance? *What are the ISO standards for Green Finance? *All about ISO 32210? *All about ISO 14007? *All about ISO 14008? *All about ISO 14097? Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App INTRODUCTION: Around the world, regulators, national authorities, and supranational organizations have begun to pay attention to climate risk and sustainable finance. The report, that was put out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in August 2021, underlined the changes that have been noticed in the climate of the Earth in every region and throughout the whole climate system. According to the findings of the report, emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are responsible for approximately 1.1 degrees Celsius worth of warming that has occurred between the years 1850 and 1900. The report also finds that the global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius warming, over the next 20 years, on average. Consequently, during the Conference of the Parties (COP26) Summit, which took place in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in November 2021, a number of governments pledged to take extensive climate action. Therefore, the focus that has been placed on climate change has increased as a result of the recent IPCC Report and the COP26 Summit. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - COP27 - builds on the outcomes of COP26 to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency - from urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience, and adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change, to delivering on the commitments to finance climate action in developing countries. Faced with a growing energy crisis, record greenhouse gas concentrations, and increasing extreme weather events, COP27 seeks renewed solidarity between countries, to deliver on the landmark Paris Agreement, for people and the planet. One of the many phrases, that are used to represent activities that are connected to the two-way interaction between the environment and finance and investment, is "green finance". Over the course of the past decade, it has developed into a common phrase, in part as a result of the proliferation of national green investment banks and the fast-expanding green bond market. However, green finance is strongly connected to other concepts, such as climate finance and sustainable finance, which are related in some way. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The United Nations Environment Programme provides the following helpful explanations of what each term refers to in the following order: 1. A sustainable financial system takes into account the environment, society, and government in addition to the economy. 2. Green finance does not take into account social or economic factors, but it does incorporate climate finance. 3. The term "climate finance" refers to a subset of "green" or "environmental" financing. Therefore, the most inclusive phrase is sustainable finance, which encompasses all forms of financing activity that aid in the achievement of sustainable development. Both "financing the green," or investing in environmentally friendly solutions, and "greening the finance," or reorienting the financial system, are necessary components of the investment that must be made in order to address the sustainability concerns that exist in the modern world. According to a report published by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, which is a group of organisations tracking these movements in five regions from the United States to Australia, at least $30.7 trillion of funds are held in sustainable Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App or green investments, which is an increase of 34% from the year 2016. The International Energy Agency estimates that a total of 53 trillion US dollars ought to be invested in the global energy industry by the year 2035 in order to avoid climate change from becoming a hazard to human life. This is an example of supporting green initiatives. On the other hand, greening the finance can be demonstrated by the research conducted by the New Climate Economy, which reveals that the implementation of this systemic shift will require money equal to ninety trillion dollars. In a nutshell, there is a significant need for environmentally friendly and sustainable forms of money.
ISO STANDARDS FOR GREEN FINANCE:
Investors have been drawn to growing industrial areas, such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, green building, and recycling, not only due to the prospect of healthy financial returns in a developing part of the economy, but also by the ethos of ethical and environmental investments. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is working on a set of standards to underlie and catalyze green and sustainable finance. Investments in environmental initiatives and programmes will benefit from having more organisation, openness, and credibility, as a result of this. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has already begun publishing standards to meet these needs within the confines of three ISO technical committees (TCs): ISO/TC 207: Environmental Management. ISO/TC 322: Sustainable Finance and ISO/TC 309, Governance of Organisations. These committees fall under the umbrella of ISO. The various ISOs are: 1. ISO 32210: Framework for Sustainable Finance. 2. ISO 14007: Environmental costs and Benefits. 3. ISO 14008: Monetary valuation of environmental impacts. 4. ISO 14097: Assessing and reporting investments related to climate change. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App ISO 32210: It is of the utmost importance to move at a faster pace toward a global economy that is more sustainable in order to achieve the targets set for climate change and to bring activities into alignment with sustainable development goals. Without making significant adjustments in the financial industry, it will not be possible to meet these objectives.
ISO 32210 "Sustainable finance":
Principles and guidance outline a set of guiding principles and practices that are intended to assist financial institutions in enabling positive environmental and social outcomes, mitigating risk, and delivering sustainable value. The objective of the standard is to provide assistance to organizations in: A) Activities geared toward contributing to long-term sustainability goals are being transitioned. B) Creating value by seizing the new investment opportunities afforded by the ongoing transition in the global economy. C) Improving investment portfolios' ability to generate long- term financial returns while also minimizing their impact on the environment. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App D) Identifying and mitigating risk. E) Aligning the interests being pursued with the expectations of the stakeholders. Examples of ESG criteria include: Environmental (E): Climate change, Natural resource depletion and environmental degradation (including land use change, habitat loss and species loss). Social (S): Working conditions (including slavery and child labour), local communities, conflict, health and safety, employee relations and diversity. Governance (G): Executive pay, bribery and corruption, political lobbying and donations, board diversity and structure, and tax strategy. ISO 14008: An organization's interactions with the environment are referred to as its environmental aspects, while these interactions' effects are referred to as its environmental impacts. A favourable or negative influence is possible. The projects backed by green finance and the businesses involved in these processes each have aspects and repercussions that are present across the whole finance cycle. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App In order to comprehend and then manage the risks and opportunities connected with them in a cost-effective manner, it is crucial to establish the monetary value. The first globally accepted reference for determining the economic value of an organization's environmental impacts and aspects is ISO 14008, Monetary valuation of environmental impacts and related environmental aspects. It utilises a coordinated collection of technologies to combine economic studies with environmental management in a standardised manner. To make its information more accessible to users rapidly, the standard, created by ISO TC 207, employs the vocabulary of ISO 14001 on environmental management systems. Why then do we require ISO 14008? Simply said, in order to evaluate risks and possibilities, firms must be aware of all costs and externalities. The standard also aids in the formulation of policies like green taxes, compensation schemes, and subsidies that take into account the present or potential cost of environmental harm. Additionally, it offers a crucial tool for the expanding fields of disclosure and reporting today. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App ISO 14007: Additional guidance for calculating environmental costs and benefits is provided by ISO 14007, Environmental management. ISO 14007 offers instructions on how to use those values for cost and benefit analyses after organisations have determined monetary values for environmental consequences. The concept of dependencies, or how organisations depend on the environment, is also explained in this standard. The commercial case for evaluating an organization's reliance on "natural capital" is becoming more compelling due to increasing resource scarcity and deteriorating ecosystem services. Natural Capital can be defined as the world's stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things. Companies will choose greener investments and build more sustainable enterprises when they recognise the obvious environmental advantages of the natural capital they rely on. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App ISO 14097: Risks and opportunities brought about by climate change can have an impact on the performance of financial institutions and the businesses they invest in. In light of this, a fresh framework for assessing how climate change may affect funding and investment has just been created. Organizations reporting in accordance with the suggestions of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures will benefit greatly from ISO 14097, Greenhouse gas management and related activities - Framework including principles and requirements for assessing and reporting investments and financing activities related to climate change. The standard accomplishes three goals: 1. Aid finance managers and investors in identifying opportunities and dangers associated to climate change. 2. Provide the information and data required to make defensible decisions to reduce or eliminate climate-related risks and to seize opportunities. 3. Facilitate the shift to a low-carbon economy with fewer risks to the climate and spur more investment in the prospects. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App ABFM MODULE - D Chapter 24: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING (PART-II)
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*All about building Green Finance? *What are the different Instruments to fund Green Financial Project? Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App BUILDING GREEN FINANCE: ISO 14000, released in August, 2022, provides guidance on identifying and assessing environmental aspects and impacts, and performance criteria for projects, assets and activities. The intent is to support the development of green finance by assisting borrowers and financiers to take into account the environmental aspect and impacts or environmental performance of the project, The guidance is applicable to individual, corporate or public entities providing or seeking green finance, regardless of size. A framework to determine relevant environmental criteria supported by credible information is presented. The objective of applying these criteria is to avoid, minimize, reduce and mitigate adverse environmental impacts and risks, as well as to identify opportunities to optimize environmental performance. Key concepts involved in identifying and assessing relevant environmental criteria, including significance, context and materiality as well as "do no significant harm", are examined. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Instruments to fund Green Financial Project: Governments, charities, banks, and private investors can finance "green" initiatives using a variety of methods. They can be divided into four categories: loan, equity, and risk-mitigation products. Global foundations and NGOs typically provide project- specific grants, such as for decentralised solar mini-grids for rural electrification. Credit enhancement guarantees and insurance products are risk-mitigation tools. In guarantees, government agencies, development financial institutions (DFIs), or financial services firms can assure lenders that payment will be made in full or in part in the event that the borrowers default. Environmental risk liability coverage and environmental loss insurance are features of green insurance products. The DFIs may offer early-stage seed money to launch a project under equity. Additionally, for an ownership stake in such ventures or assets, venture capitalists and private equity funds may invest, or the general public may do so through initial public offerings (IPOs). Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Green loans and green bonds are the two main categories of debt securities. Only banks offer green loans, but a wider range of investors can purchase green bonds, commonly referred to as climate bonds. In a bond, the issuer serves as the borrower, while the holder serves as the lender. The lenders receive a return in the form of fixed interest payments. Green bonds are the green financing product that has gained the most interest. A global non-profit group called the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) reports that the issuance of green bonds and loans worldwide surged 51% year over year to reach $257 billion in 2019. According to the Economic Survey 2019-20, the first half of 2019 saw $10.3 billion in green bond transactions in India, one of the Asian markets with the quickest rate of growth for green bonds. As previously mentioned, green bonds are similar to ordinary bonds, except that the revenues are designated towards particular "green," or climate-friendly, projects or assets. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Organization-guaranteed bonds, asset-backed bonds, and hybrid-bonds are the three main categories of green bonds, according to the source of repayment for the lenders and the available remedies in the event of a default. Going above and beyond the innovative sustainability-themed capital market products such as Green Bonds or Social Impact Bonds, India is moving in the direction of creating a Social Stock Exchange (SSE), which will fall under the regulatory ambit of SEBI and will be used for the raising of capital by Social Enterprises working toward the realisation of a social welfare objective. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) established a Working Group (WG) on Social Stock Exchanges in September 2019. On the first of June in 2020, the Working Group handed the Report, provided an overview of its vision and made a number of recommendations. One of these recommendations calls for the participation of non-profit organisations (NPOs) and for-profit enterprises (FPEs) on SSE, with both types of organisations agreeing to abide by a set of minimum reporting requirements. Green bonds are a type of financial instrument that are issued by a company in order to raise money from investors. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The funds that are raised via the sale of green bonds are then utilised for the purpose of financing 'green' projects. Green bonds are an efficient means of raising financing for renewable energy projects while simultaneously achieving the environmental goals of investors and the climate goals of the Government of India. Green bonds are a global phenomenon that was first introduced in the United States. In 2017, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued guidelines on green bonds. These guidelines included the requirement that green bonds be listed on Indian stock exchanges. This was done to encourage the issuing of green bonds in India. Passive and retail investors are now able to invest in "green" companies thanks to the creation of green indexes such as S&P BSE CARBONEX (2012), MSCI ESG India (2013), and S&P BSE 100 ESG Index (2017). All of these indices were introduced in their respective years. In India, as of the 24th of December in the year 2020, eight ESG mutual funds have been established. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App In the year 2020, the total amount of green bonds that have ever been issued worldwide surpassed the one trillion dollar mark. Following China in terms of size, the green bond market in India is the second largest among emerging markets. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App ABFM MODULE - D Chapter 24: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING (PART-III)
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*All about Green Bond? *Types of Green Bond? *All about Green Masala Bond? Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App About Green Bonds: Green bonds are a type of unsecured debt instrument that is used to finance green projects that provide benefits to the environment. The commitment of an issuer of a green bond to use the proceeds from the sale of the bond to finance or re-finance "green" projects, assets, or business activities distinguishes a bond from a standard bond. Green bonds can be issued up front by either public or private actors in order to raise capital for projects or for the purposes of re-financing. This results in increased lending and frees up capital for other uses. In the same manner as traditional bonds, green bonds involve the issuing entity providing a guarantee that the amount borrowed will be repaid over a predetermined amount of time and compensating the creditors through the issuance of a coupon that bears either a fixed or variable interest rate. It is possible to structure them as asset-backed securities that are linked to particular green infrastructure projects. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App However, to this day, they have been issued most commonly in the form of "use-of-proceeds" bonds, which are designed to raise capital that will be distributed across a portfolio of green projects. The momentum of continued issuance and market demand has led to a growing consensus on what constitutes a green bond, and progress has been made on standards and criteria for what constitutes a green project or activity. Both of these factors have contributed to the growth of the green bond market. In order to develop a credible green bond market and prevent "green washing" , green bond project definitions and requirements for disclosure of the use of proceeds are the foundational elements. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The various types of bonds are explained below: a) Organization-guaranteed Bonds: Not only the financed asset, in this case the solar farm, but also the issuing organisation itself is taken into consideration when determining the credit-worthiness of an organization- guaranteed bond, which is also referred to as a general obligation bond. The farm is recorded as an asset on the issuer's books, and repayment to the lenders is made from all of the issuer's sources of cash flow, not only those that are directly attributable to the farm. Bonds like these could be issued by the government, public institutions, or even private corporations. One or more of these bonds may also be convertible, which means that the lenders may, at a later time, exercise their option to transform the bond into stock. b) Asset-Backed Bonds: When it comes to asset-backed bonds, the issuer's creditworthiness is not dependent on any of the issuer's other cash flows; rather, it is only related to the predicted revenue from the solar farm. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The asset of the solar farm is moved into a distinct entity, which is subsequently referred to as a special purpose entity (SPE) or a special purpose vehicle (SPV). Only this asset is held by this particular entity. Only the revenue that is made from this farm will be used to make the payments that are owed to the lenders. c) Hybrid Bonds: There are two different ways that a hybrid bond, which is a dual-recourse bond and is also known as a covered bond, might be formed. In the first approach, the farm is listed as an asset owned by the issuer; however, in the event of a payment default, the lender will take ownership of the farm. furthermore, if the value of the farm is insufficient to cover the default, the lender will also have a claim on the issuer's other assets. In the second approach, the farm is held by a special purpose entity (SPE), and in the event of a default, the lender receives ownership of the SPE's assets. In a manner analogous to the first approach, the lender has the option of staking a claim on the issuer's additional assets in the event that the value of the assets is insufficient. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Framework for Green Bond Issuance: The Green Bond Principles (GBP) are a collection of optional process principles that were established by the International Capital Market Association. Their purpose is to increase the transparency and integrity of the green bond market around the world. They advise the issuers to construct a framework for the process of issuing green bonds, which should include four essential components. The first of these is the usage of profits in situations when the GBP has established criteria for determining which types of initiatives are qualified to be labelled as "green." The second approach is a technique of evaluating and selecting projects, in which the issuers are required to describe the environmental objectives of the project as well as the risks that are expected to be incurred and the strategies that will be used to mitigate those risks. The third component is the management of the proceeds, which requires the issuers to store the money in a sub- account or a separately managed account and to keep the lenders updated on the movement of the money. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Last but not least, the GBP discusses different techniques for providing transparent reports to the lenders, including the impact that the project will have. The Climate Bonds Initiative has released a set of voluntary guidelines and a certification scheme in order to promote investments that are truly linked with the goal of tackling climate change. The goals of these initiatives are to increase investor confidence and scale the green bonds market. At the moment, certificates can be obtained for bonds in the building, energy, and transport and water utility sectors. Beginning in 2015 with Yes Bank, a number of public institutions, banks, and private firms in India have issued green bonds. The vast majority of the bonds have some sort of connection to the energy industry. Bonds that are issued outside of India but are denominated in Indian Rupees rather than the local currency have been issued by Indian corporations. These bonds are known as Green Masala Bonds. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App In this scenario, the investors are the ones who are responsible for bearing the risk of the fluctuating currency exchange rate. The pandemic in 2020 had a negative effect on the issuance of green bonds, which are fixed-income financial instruments used to finance projects that have positive environmental and or climate benefits. Green bonds are used to finance projects that have positive environmental and or climate benefits. However, it was able to recover in 2021, reaching levels higher than those recorded prior to the pandemic and recording an increase of 116.9% from the $3.1 billion that was raised in 2019. India is now the sixth largest country in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of the total amount of green bonds issued in 2021. According to statistics provided by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), the Asia-Pacific region issued a total of $126 billion worth of green bonds in 2021. The largest amount was issued by China, which was $68 billion, greater than the total value issued by the other APAC nations combined. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App ABFM MODULE - D Chapter 24: GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCING (PART-IV)
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*What are the benefits of Green Investment or Green Bonds? *What are the advantages and disadvantages of Green Investments or Green Bonds? Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Benefits of Green Investment or Green Bonds: The green bond market may provide a number of significant advantages for environmentally responsible investment, including the following: a) Providing an additional source of financing for environmentally friendly projects: Given the massive amount of money that needs to be invested in environmentally friendly projects, bonds are one form of financing that is suitable for doing so. In light of the immense green investment needs, traditional sources of debt financing will not be sufficient. As a result, there is a need to introduce new means of financing that can leverage a wider investor base, including institutional investors (such as pension funds, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds) that manage more than USD 100 trillion in assets worldwide. In addition to green lending done by banks and green equity financing done by investors, the growth of the green bond market may be able to provide an additional source of funding in the future. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App b) Making it possible to finance more environmentally friendly projects over the long term by reducing the maturity mismatch: Due to the short maturity of their liabilities and the absence of instruments for hedging duration risks, banks in many countries are unable to provide long-term green loans to customers. This poses a problem for the financial sector as a whole. Businesses that can only get access to short-term bank credit face additional risks when it comes to refinancing long-term environmentally friendly projects. These limitations on long-term green financing may be alleviated if banks and corporations were allowed to issue green bonds with medium- and long-term maturities specifically for environmental projects.
c) Improving the issuers' reputations and providing more
transparency regarding environmental strategy: The issuance of a green bond is an efficient method for developing and putting into action a credible sustainability strategy to present to investors and the general public. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App This is accomplished by elaborating on the manner in which the proceeds raised will contribute to a pipeline of concrete environmental projects. Because green bonds are an efficient way for an issuer to demonstrate its dedication to enhancing environmental sustainability, they have the potential to assist in the enhancement of an issuer's reputation in conjunction with internal policies for the promotion of sustainable development. d) Offering potential cost advantages: It is possible that, once the market attracts a wider investor base both domestically and internationally, a better pricing structure for green bonds as compared to regular bonds may emerge provided that demand is sustained. However, the cost advantage is not yet evident in the current nascent green bond market because the market has not yet had enough time to develop. According to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a number of issuers report an additional benefit in the increased speed of "book building," which refers to the process of generating, capturing, and recording investor demand for a bond issue. This, in turn, translates into reduced costs for marketing and road shows. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App In some countries the reduction of tax rates, interest rate subsidies, and credit guarantee programmes are being discussed as potential options for further lowering the funding costs for green bonds. The United States has already conducted experiments in this field with green property bonds and municipal bonds.
e) Facilitating the "greening" of traditionally "brown" sectors:
The benefits of the green bond market can function as a transition mechanism that encourages issuers in less environmentally-friendly sectors to take part in the green bond market (provided that they ring-fence proceeds for green projects) and also to reduce their environmental footprint by engaging in green investment activities that can be funded via a green bond. This can be accomplished through the benefits of the green bond market that were discussed above. This is in addition to mandatory policies pertaining to the "real economy," which lead to changes in business models (such as carbon pricing, waste reduction and recycling targets, policies to promote the circular economy, etc.) Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App f) Making newly developed environmentally friendly financial products accessible to investors who are committed to the long term: Institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors with a special preference for sustainable (responsible) investment and long-term investment are looking for new financial instruments to help them achieve their investment goals. These investors are looking to invest responsibly and for the long term. Green bonds give these investors access to such products and offer many other investors a way to diversify the holdings in their portfolios. Green bonds also help the environment. Investors who are looking for green opportunities in a vast ocean of bonds can cut down on their "search costs" with the help of the green label, which is a discovery mechanism. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App Advantages and Disadvantages of investing and issuing Green Bonds: The advantages of investing in green bonds are as under: a) Investors can balance financial and environmental returns. b) Meets Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) /green investing requirements. c) Improved risk assessment in an opaque fixed income market through proceeds reporting. d) Recognized by UNFCCC as non-state actor "climate action". e) Private interaction with issuers on ESG topics relevant to green bond issuance results in more thorough credit profiles of borrowers. f) Added openness of proceeds use and reporting requirements gives green bond investors an informational edge (on spending efficiency, project specifics and updates, impact performance). g) Tracking and reporting proceeds utilisation improves internal governance and the issuer's credit quality. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App The disadvantages of investments in green bonds are: a) A market that is still in its infancy and is quite small, with bond amounts that are relatively low. b) The absence of universal criteria can increase the potential for confusion, as well as the damage to one's reputation if the green integrity of a bond is called into question. c) There is a restricted amount of room for the legal enforcement of green integrity. d) A lack of uniformity can result in research that is more difficult to understand and a requirement for further due diligence that is not always met.
The advantages of issuing green bonds are as under:
a) Presenting and carrying out the issuer's approach to environmental, social, and governance concerns. b) Strong demand from investors might result in oversubscription, which opens up the possibility of increasing the amount issued. c) There is evidence of an increase in investors who "buy and hold" green bonds, which may result in decreased bond volatility on the secondary market. Join CAIIB WITH ASHOK on YouTube & App d) Advantages to one's reputation (for example, marketing can promote the issuer's support for green investment and the issuer's green credentials). e) Clarification of the sustainability plan and increased confidence in its validity. g) The ability to take advantage of "economies of scale," given that the majority of issuance expenses are associated with the process of setting up the system. The disadvantages of issuing green bonds are: a) The one-time and continuing transaction costs associated with labelling and the accompanying administrative, certification, reporting, verification, and monitoring requirements. b) The risk to a bond's reputation if its "green credentials" are called into question. c) Investors have the right to claim for damages in the event of a "green default," which occurs when an issuer violates the terms of an agreement even though the bond was paid in full.