Why Governance Is Back at the Centre Market attention keeps swinging between climate ambition, new reporting standards, and transition finance. Yet the real differentiator is increasingly governance: who owns the data, who signs off on claims, how incentives are set, and how boards oversee risk. Governance is where strong intentions become credible execution—and where weak controls become reputational and regulatory risk. From ESG Statements to Evidence-Ready DecisionsStakeho

Green Bond Principles (GBP) are voluntary guidelines that help issuers raise debt financing specifically for environmentally beneficial projects while giving investors a clearer view of where the money goes. Published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) , the GBP are widely treated as the market’s shared “rulebook” for green bond credibility—especially at a time when stakeholders are more alert to greenwashing risk. The Four Core Pillars of the Green Bond

https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/insights/sustainable-finance/record-sales-of-green-bonds-in-the-first-half-of-2024/ A sharp rebound in green bond issuance and investor demand during Jan–Jun 2024, with several markets seeing very large deal sizes, strong order books (often oversubscribed), and tighter pricing versus prior years. Relevant background (what drove the surge of green bonds) More stable rate expectations than 2022–2023 reopened primary bond markets, bringin