88: Harmonizing green bond standards

A call for global consistency

The need for unified green bond taxonomies ♻️

We have already touched on the green bond argument different times, being a really good and growing industry to step into, especially if you would like to have greener and diversified portfolio that channels capital toward environmentally beneficial projects.

However, a significant challenge still exists: the proliferation of over 30 distinct green bond taxonomies worldwide.

This fragmentation creates confusion among investors and issuers, potentially hindering the efficient flow of capital essential for global green initiatives.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) emphasizes the necessity for streamlined, globally accepted definitions to facilitate the estimated $2.4 trillion required annually for the green transition.

A world map illustrating the status of green taxonomies in various regions as defined by the Climate Bonds Initiative. Regions are color-coded: light blue indicates a taxonomy in place, green shows taxonomies in draft, teal represents taxonomies in development, and gray signifies taxonomies in discussion. Highlighted regions include the European Union, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, China, and Australia, among others. This visualization demonstrates the fragmented nature of green bond standards worldwide.

Global green taxonomy overview by climate bonds initiative

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