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Green Bonds

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  • Bezemer, Dirk
  • Stumphius, Chris

    (University of Groningen)

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Financial development supports productive investment, but financialization may undermine it. We extend this insight to the energy transition, where sustainable finance is hoped to reduce emissions, but must do soin a financialized credit system and corporate environment. We analyze the green bond market in a global sample of 147 corporates across 10 industries over 2010-2020. In a matched-firm analysis we examine the effect of green bond issuance on a firm’s environmental performance post-issuance in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity. Different from earlier findings, green-bond issuers in this sample do not significantly improve their environmental performance 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.

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  • Bezemer, Dirk & Stumphius, Chris, 2024. "Green Bonds," Research Report 2024004-GEM, University of Groningen, FEB Research Institute (FEBRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:gro:rugfeb:2024004-gem
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