Green bonds in the Nordic countries: features of development and legal regulation

Authors

  • Evgenia E. Frolova Law Institute, Peoplesʼ Friendship University of Russia, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow 117198, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1852-0085

Keywords:

green bonds, green finance, green economy, climate, ecology, Nordic countries, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland
Supporting Agencies
The reported study was funded by Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research, project number 20-011-00270а.

Abstract

Climate and energy challenges, which the world economy, politics and society are facing, indicate the need to implement state environmental programs and create a system of sustainable socially responsible investment. The green economy is being introduced and developed worldwide to establish a balance between environmental stability and economic growth, one of the tools of which are green bonds. The Nordic countries were at the origin of the green bond market and today demonstrate some of the best practices for its development by raising the standards of green investment and playing an active role in the international dialogue in this area. The article examines the experience of countries such as Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland in the development and legal regulation of the institute of green bonds as one of the most advanced and able to be taken as a basis in other European regions.

Author Biography

  • Evgenia E. Frolova, Law Institute, Peoplesʼ Friendship University of Russia, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, Moscow 117198, Russia

    doctor of law, full professor; head of the department of civil and civil procedural law and private international law

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Published

2020-10-27

How to Cite

[1]
Frolova, E.E. 2020. Green bonds in the Nordic countries: features of development and legal regulation. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law. 2 (Oct. 2020), 43–48.