Green bonds raise money for projects with environmental benefits. Investors increasingly ask for evidence that the benefits are real, not only that the money was spent.
Green bonds are growing. Are the projects living up to the label?
Issuers promise environmental benefits. Reporting on whether those benefits were delivered is often thin.
By Peter Mwangi
Business and finance reporter, Nairobi
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Business and finance reporter, Nairobi
Peter Mwangi covers green finance, regulation and corporate environmental claims.
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