Blue Rose Advisors Blog

Green labeled bonds belong to a family of designations affixed to bonds issued under the “ESG” labels (“Environmental”, “Social”, and “Governance” bonds). There exist readily available standards to which borrowers can use for labelling their green bonds, such as the International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA) standards and the Climate Bond Initiative’s (CBI) standards. Third-party verifiers – often charging a fee – can assist throughout the entire process of evaluating a project through the lens of any of these standards, from the initial evaluation through execution, as well as beyond with post-issuance reporting