Getting ready for the European green bond standard - Stakeholder workshop

The European green bond standard is a new tool designed to open up opportunities for issuers and investors. The aim is to create a gold standard for green bonds and support the financing of assets needed for the low‑carbon transition.

The standard, which is voluntary, will be available to issuers as of 21 December 2024. It relies on the detailed criteria of the EU taxonomy to define green economic activities, ensures high levels of transparency and creates an EU‑level registration and supervision system for companies carrying out pre‑ and post‑issuance reviews of issuers’ disclosures. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will be supervising these external reviewers.

To raise awareness of the European green bond standard and to support its application and use, the European Commission is organising a technical workshop for stakeholders. The event will take place online only and is aimed at supporting prospective issuers, investors, external reviewers and other market participants, as well as national supervisors. The objective is to enable an interactive discussion, addressing legal and practical issues linked to the use of the new standard.

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Registration

If you are interested in participating, please register by 18 October 2024, midnight CEST. When registering, we would encourage you to submit any specific questions or topics you would like to raise during the workshop in the appropriate text box of the registration form.

Register for the workshop

Ask your questions

Attendees will be able to interact via Slido. To do so, please scan the QR code or use the link and meeting number below.

You will be able to vote in polls and use the Q&A function to put questions to the speakers during the workshop.

And you can already send us your questions ahead of the event!

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Slido number

slido.com   #3588 036

Slido link

https://app.sli.do/event/fN96zBV16yiuMjuhNpCmn3