The Impact of Sustainable Bonds

University essay from KTH/Industriell Management

Author: Michaela Kareflod; Jennifer Ljungquist; [2018]

Keywords: Sustainable bonds”; “Sustainable finance”; “Sustainability effects”; “Measuring sustainability”; “Reporting of sustainable bonds”; “Impact of sustainable bonds”; “Sustainability measurements: techniques”; “Quantifying impact”; “Spreading Sustainability”; “Marketing strategy within finance”; ”Hållbara obligationer”; ”Hållbar finans”; ”Hållbarhetseffekter”; ”Mäta hållbarhet”; ”Rapportering av hållbara obligationer”; ”Effekt av hållbara obligationer”; ”Hållbarhetsmått: tekniker”; ”Kvantifiera hållbarhet”; ”Sprida hållbarhet”; ”Marknadsstrategi inom finans”;

Abstract: Environmental changes and social instability are two great challenges of today’s society. The development of the sustainable bond market is a response to these. The demand is strong but there is no clear definition of the instruments and there is no standardised way of measuring the effect of them. The purpose of this thesis is thus to study the impact of sustainable bonds, and ways to communicate it to stakeholders. The research consists of nine interviews and the results are analysed in alignment with theoretical frameworks and models evaluated in a literature review. The key findings focus on suggestions for measures and creating a common language for reporting. The main recommendation for the commissioner is to undertake the following three steps: 1) Collect and aggregate all raw data from issuers into their systems. 2) Create harmonised values of the data. 3) Include soft and general values in the calculations.

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