Green Bonds: Story of Green Projects

A  green bond is like any other bond where a debt instrument is issued by an issuer for raising fund from investors, but in this case the fund raised is being utilized for green projects, those relating to renewable energy, emission reduction and so on. The green bond was first issued in 2007 by two multilateral development banks (World bank and European Investment Bank). A growing number of corporates and financial institutions have leveraged this innovative mechanism to raise capital and attract foreign investment.

SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) published its official guidelines for issuing green bonds in January 2016. Some of the recognised areas or sectors for green projects are renewable and sustainable energy, sustainable water management, sustainable waste management, biodiversity conservation etc. 

In 2015, India started its green bond market through YES Bank issuing the first green bond for financing the renewable and clean energy projects. In the last few years, issue of green bonds has become popular in India and as of 2021, India plays second largest position in the emerging green market. 

The main attraction of green bonds is that, it helps a broader investors' base and this may in turn benefit the issuers in terms of better pricing of their bonds. It gives support to finance sunrise sectors like renewable energy, thus contributing to India’s sustainable growth. And some studies reveal that Green Bonds could support India’s aim to generate 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. 

Mr. Suhaib P

Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce

Al Shifa College of Arts & Science, Kizhattoor

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