Roadmap for China: Green Bond Guidelines for the Next Stage of Market Growth

This research paper provides a roadmap to harmonize China's domestic green bond guidelines with international practices, focusing on four key segments: Green Definitions, Management of Proceeds, External Reviews and Assurance, and Reporting and Disclosure.

• The current state of harmonization between China's green bond guidelines and international practice is generally good, with full alignment already achieved in the areas of Reporting and Disclosure and Management of Proceeds.
• China's guidelines for External Reviews and Assurance are closely aligned with international standards, and the country has taken early steps to strongly encourage independent verification.
• Future efforts to achieve harmonization should prioritize the refinement of Green Definitions, specifically focusing on the Basis for Criteria and the development of Sector-Specific Criteria.

APA

Sonerud,, W. D. (. K. (2016). Roadmap for China: Green Bond Guidelines for the Next Stage of Market Growth. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/roadmap-china-green-bond-guidelines-next-stage-market-growth

Chicago

Sonerud,, Weihui Dai (Lily),Sean Kidney,Beate. Roadmap for China: Green Bond Guidelines for the Next Stage of Market Growth. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/roadmap-china-green-bond-guidelines-next-stage-market-growth.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sonerud2016roadmap, author = {Sonerud,, Weihui Dai (Lily),Sean Kidney,Beate}, title = {{Roadmap for China: Green Bond Guidelines for the Next Stage of Market Growth}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/roadmap-china-green-bond-guidelines-next-stage-market-growth}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }