Written in April 16, 2015
From Bloomberg Business > Science+Energy > Climate section

[Goldman Seeks Better Standards in $80 Billion Green Bond Market]

The green bond market needs stronger standards defining what projects qualify as environmentally friendly investments, said the head of the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. group that monitors the sector.

According to the leader of the bank's environmental markets group, investors are reassured by the green bond label but often don’t know exactly what they’re getting, much as grocery shoppers gravitate toward food labeled organic even if they don’t know why it qualifies.

And she said As more green-bond-backed projects proliferate, investors will seek more details about what underpins the quality of the bond.

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