Green Finance
Organizations must meet high standards for project verification and ensure complete transparency to benefit from their green investments. Bureau Veritas offers companies certification to voluntary standards that attest to the credibility of their green investments.
Many financial actors, including banks, investors, and local and national governments now issue green bonds for sustainably developed projects. Developers, utilities companies, equipment manufacturers, aggregators and other industry players can win financial support for their projects by meeting reliable standards for green initiatives.
Bureau Veritas supports environmentally responsible organizations through certification to climate bond standards and green bond principles. This allows businesses to catalogue and certify their green investments, providing transparency and proving quality. This helps companies ensure their green labeling is externally verified and can be trusted.
KEY BENEFITS
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Prove your green investments are responsible, effective
and making a real contribution to sustainable development
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Offer transparency to your investors
and prove your commitment to environmental best practices
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Avoid accusations of greenwashing
by backing up your environmental claims with voluntary verification
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Demonstrate the integrity of your green bonds
and climate bonds and show their value
Prove your investments are making a difference
The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is an investor-focused not-for-profit designed to increase investments that contribute to the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. Bureau Veritas certifies green bonds to CBI requirements and issues assurance statements, proving the validity of a bond’s proceeds.
Ensure bonds are genuine and investments effective
Green Bond Principles (GBP) are voluntary process guidelines that promote the integrity of the green bond market. They provide issuers with guidance on launching credible green bonds and help investors evaluate the environmental impact of their green bond investments. Bureau Veritas verifies and provides proof of compliance with GBP requirements, ensuring the market stays transparent and credible.
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