Feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard

Consultation response
Finance Watch
Regulation(s) covered in this publication
  • Green Bond Standard
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On 3rd April 2019 Finance Watch responded to a call for feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard.

In its response Finance Watch highlighted that:

  • The implementation of the EU Green Bond Standard should take place through a Regulation.
  • The Limited scope for legal enforcement of green integrity is an important barrier to the green bond market.
  • Environmental policies should be more prescriptive to be able to stimulate the investments in green projects and so develop the green bond market.
  • In no circumstance the issuer should be allowed to simply rely on the fundamentals of the Taxonomy to verify the alignment of their green projects with the Taxonomy.
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