IFC Green Bond Handbook - a step-by-step guide to issuing a green bond

The Green Bond Handbook
By
Thomas J. DeLuca,
Charles Wendel,

The Green Bond Handbook is a step-by-step guide on how to prepare and execute a successful Green Bond issue for Financial Institutions.

Since the market is already well-served by pertinent and timely research, this living document is intended to be a practical guide for potential issuers. The Green Bond Handbook is designed as a tool through which to disseminate Best Practices. The Handbook has been compiled by market practitioners with deep practical experience of working with issuers and investors and will be updated periodically to reflect innovation in practice in the Green Bond market. This Handbook focuses on structuring a Green Bond which is compliant with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles which is adopted by 95% of issuers.