Sustainable_finance_initiative
Module VII: Green Bond Market - Financing Environmental Solutions for Sustainable Development
Kenya, like most developing countries is facing an urgent development challenge, driven by a high demand for infrastructure as well as economic challenges posed by social, environmental and climate changes. Integrating sustainability into its development development agenda is key, if Kenya is to meet its economic growth, employment, poverty alleviation and health improvement targets.
About This Course
Kenya, like most developing countries is facing an urgent development challenge, driven by a high demand for infrastructure as well as economic challenges posed by social, environmental and climate changes. Integrating sustainability into its development development agenda is key, if Kenya is to meet its economic growth, employment, poverty alleviation and health improvement targets.
The primary intent for this module is to deepen your understanding of the importance of developing a green bonds market and how debt capital markets can be used to finance environmental solutions to meet sustainable development goals.
Specifically, the modules will cover:
- Definition of Green Bonds.
- The growth of the Green Bond markets.
- How Green Bonds can be used to fund infrastructure development.
- How to issue Green Bonds.
- Benefits of Green Bonds to Issuers and Investors.
- Green Bond Standards and Certification process.