Green Bonds – Building a Case for Social Finance

Charmian Love

August 15, 2009

The movement to organize a Green Bond is one of the most compelling examples of ‘social finance’ I’ve seen in awhile. Kudos to the team in Canada who have put together a detailed and comprehensive public policy proposal – which you can download from the Green Bonds website. I’d recommend watching the video introduction on the site – it will leave you with goosebumps.

In the lead up to COP15, I can only hope that ideas like the Green Bond become reality. Governments need to recognize that there is a market failure – and it is critical that the funding gap is bridged…FAST!