Kit d’Outils d’Obligations Verte Afrique

The 'Kit d’Outils d’Obligations Verte Afrique' is a practical guide developed by FSD Africa and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to assist African issuers in emitting green bonds. It outlines the structural similarities between green and conventional bonds, while detailing the specific requirements for the allocation of proceeds to environmental projects. The guide provides a comprehensive framework for the issuance process, including the development of a Green Bond Framework, independent verification, and post-issuance reporting, while highlighting successful case studies from South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.

• Green bonds are structurally identical to conventional bonds, offering comparable risk/return profiles and following the same issuance procedures, but they differ in that their proceeds must be allocated exclusively to projects with environmental benefits.
• Issuers of green bonds can benefit from a more diverse and long-term investor base, higher oversubscription rates, and potentially lower capital costs, particularly for bonds denominated in euros or dollars.
• The guide identifies three primary global benchmarks for green bonds: the Green Bond Principles (GBP) by ICMA, which provide general guidelines on allocation and reporting; the International Climate Bonds Standard (CBS), which offers specific sectoral eligibility criteria; and the European Union's sustainable finance action plan, which includes a detailed taxonomy of sustainable activities.
• The issuance process for green bonds requires additional steps to ensure credibility, specifically: identifying eligible green assets, developing a Green Bond Framework, obtaining independent verification (such as a Second Party Opinion or CBS Certification), and implementing post-issuance reporting on the allocation of funds and impact indicators.
• Successful African green bond examples include Nedbank Limited in South Africa, which saw a 328% oversubscription for its renewable energy bond; Acorn Holdings in Kenya, which issued a USD 40 million bond for sustainable student housing in Nairobi; and Access Bank in Nigeria, which issued the first private climate bond in Africa for renewable energy and flood protection in Lagos.

APA

FSD Africa (n.d.). Kit d’Outils d’Obligations Verte Afrique. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa_ToolKit_FR_Preamble.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. Kit d’Outils d’Obligations Verte Afrique. n.d. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa_ToolKit_FR_Preamble.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafricandkit, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{Kit d’Outils d’Obligations Verte Afrique}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa_ToolKit_FR_Preamble.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }