Rethinking finance, investment and sustainability, with an application to green bonds
Rethinking finance, investment and sustainability, with an application to green bonds is a seminar hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose on 5th November 2024 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM (GMT).
Rethinking finance, investment and sustainability, with an application to green bonds
05 Nov 2024, 16:30 – 17:30
Join us for the Rethinking finance, investment and sustainability, with an application to green bonds a seminar hosted by the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP).
About this seminar:
One of the striking features of the economy today is that there is so much finance and so little investment. In this environment, ‘green’ finance is hoped to reduce emissions. This seminar examines the effects of green bond issuance in a matched-firm analysis of a global sample of 147 corporates across 10 industries over 2010-2020. Green-bond issuers do not significantly improve their greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity post-issuance, neither in the full sample nor within industries. There are large differences between industries, which suggest entry points to improve the effectiveness of green bonds. The results will be interpreted in the context of the broader literature on finance and investment.
Note: This event is in person only.
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