Issuing a Green Bond: A Practical Perspective

This guide provides a practical perspective on the green bond market, detailing its origins, the role of the Climate Bonds Initiative's database, and the principles used to ensure capital supports climate-aligned causes.

• The green bond market began in 2007 with the issuance of the first green bond by the European Investment Bank, utilizing principles to ensure capital is used for climate-aligned causes.
• As of the end of June 2022, the Climate Bonds Initiative's Green Bond Database (GBDB) recorded over 10,000 green bonds with a cumulative volume of USD 1.9 trillion.
• The GBDB only includes green bonds that meet reporting standards and are Paris-aligned, meaning the total volume of self-labelled green issuance exceeds the figures recorded in the database.

APA

Harrison, C., Jones, L., & Wetmańska, Z. (2025). Issuing a Green Bond: A Practical Perspective. Climate Bonds Initiative. https://www.climatebonds.net/data-insights/publications/issuing-green-bond-practical-perspective

Chicago

Harrison, Caroline, Liam Jones, and Zofia Wetmańska. Issuing a Green Bond: A Practical Perspective. Climate Bonds Initiative, 2025. https://www.climatebonds.net/data-insights/publications/issuing-green-bond-practical-perspective.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{harrison2025issuing, author = {Harrison, Caroline and Jones, Liam and Wetmańska, Zofia}, title = {{Issuing a Green Bond: A Practical Perspective}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/data-insights/publications/issuing-green-bond-practical-perspective}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }