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Document 52021PC0391
EU Standard for Green Bond
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European green bonds
- Initiative summary:
- Green bonds play an important role in financing assets needed for the low-carbon transition. The current initiative aims to further increase the public and private finance for sustainable investments by establishing a high quality and easily recognizable European standard for green bonds, providing a clear definition of eligible green assets and projects. It builds on the report of the Commission’s Technical Expert Group on sustainable finance of June 2019.
- EuroVoc thesaurus:
- bond; Eurobond; economic instrument for the environment; green economy; economic activity; sustainable development; EU investment; financial legislation; climate change policy
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- Documents:
- Ares(2020)3052805 (Inception impact assessment)
- Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
- Planned adoption period:
- 01/01/2021 - 31/03/2021
- Check the status of this initiative on the Better Regulation Portal
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 4
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- Documents:
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COM/2021/391 final (Proposal for a regulation)
SWD/2021/181 final (Impact assessment)
SWD/2021/182 final (Summary of impact assessment) - Leading service:
- Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
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- Consultation type:
- Stakeholder feedback
- Consultation duration (weeks):
- 8