ISSN (print) - 0131-7652

ISSN (online) - 2686-7605

Vol. 55 No. 4 (2025)
ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY

Bonds to Finance the Green Economy – Verification and Distinctive Features

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  • A.A. Balabin
A.A. Balabin
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, SB RAS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30680/ECO0131-7652-2025-4-183-199

Published 2025-07-24

Keywords

  • green bonds; green bond verification; European green bonds; green label; green bond penaltie

How to Cite

1.
Balabin А. Bonds to Finance the Green Economy – Verification and Distinctive Features. ECO [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 24 [cited 2025 Jul. 30];55(4):183-99. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4888

Abstract

Analyzing foreign literature and innovations in EU legislation, this study examines the process of organizing “green financing.” It covers procedures for assigning specific status to green bonds and standardizing their issuance, the principles of operation of the green bond reviewer institution, measures to counter greenwashing, and portfolio accounting for corporate green investments. Despite significant differences in the taxonomies of green projects, these areas of improvement in the legal field are also relevant for Russia. One of the most important innovations contributing to the green transition concerns commitments (incorporated in the terms of bond issuance) to achieve specific environmental performance targets by a certain deadline and penalties for failing to meet these commitments
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