BIS Pursues Green Bond Rating System.
Part 2 of our green bond story
It’s Easy Being Green – For Now (link below), touches on the steps to make carbon intensity the common denominator for a green-bond ratings system, to aid fungibility and liquidity, and reduce greenwashing and other abuse.
Here, FNArena has included a heavily edited version of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) complimentary discussion on the subject for bond enthusiasts.
BIS says ideally:
“A firm-level green rating system should have three high-level objectives”:
– It should provide extra incentives for the rated companies to contribute to the attainment of climate goals;
Jul 12 2021
FNArena s dedicated ESG Focus news section zooms in on matters Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) that are increasingly guiding investors preferences and decisions globally. For more news updates, past and future:
ESG focus: It’s easy being green – for now
Carbon intensity is set to emerge as the benchmark hero in the global push to create a fungible green bond market.
-The green bar is set “deceptively” low
-Standardisation is a global hot topic
-Carbon intensity to become the green common denominator
By Sarah Mills
Welcome to Part 2 of our green bond story, one of several articles on the ESG bond market.
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Puppeteer Beccy in action
Beccy Henderson, like so many in the creative industries, saw much of her scheduled work disappear in the past year because of Covid-19.
“It’s been such a difficult year and I haven’t been able to do any of the work that I had lined up, which includes season 3 of Derry Girls. I did manage to do the odd voice over - one of which is airing on BBC Radio 4 on February 7 at 7.45pm as part of a series called ‘The Last Resort’ by Jan Carson.
“So, if you fancy having a cuppa while I read to you in lockdown #3 - tune in to that. I also worked on a short form thriller called ‘Kettle’, which was funded by Northern Ireland Screen and the British Film Institute and shot in September under Covid restrictions. It was a really strange experience, but I am so grateful I got to do it and get a glimpse of a work environment again.”