Green project bonds set to rise as investors crave transparency

Investor demand for transparency will drive an increase in green project bond issuance, particularly as the number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds continue to grow, a report published on Monday (July 2) by Fitch Ratings has found. Nneka Chike-Obe, Fitch “One of the concerns so-called ‘dark green’ investors have with green bonds is that the overall business activities of the issuer may not be green,” Nneka Chike-Obi, director of sustainable finance at Fi…