Does it work, the EU Green Bond Standard?

The EU GBS is a new standard for use-of-proceeds bonds. Like any other bond label, it is a voluntary standard introduced by the European Commission as part of the broader EU Action Plan. Launched in December 2024 with the purpose of stimulating green investments, it has been tested for almost a year now.

A good moment therefore to evaluate how it works in practice with two specialists. Joop Hessels, Executive Director and Head of Sustainable Markets at ABN-Amro, looks at the EU GBS from an issuer perspective and Jeroen van Herwaarden, fund manager of Triodos Euro Bond Impact Fund at Triodos Investment Management, from an investor perspective. 

This episode is a follow-up on a previous podcast we did on the EU Taxonomy and the EU Green Bond Standard. At that time the EU GBS was announced but not yet introduced.

Key topics of this podcast include:

• What is the rationale behind the EU GBS?
• What are the advantages of the GBS for issuers and investors?
• How will the market for green bonds evolve?

As Jeroen van Herwaarden notes, “The adoption of the EU Green Bond Standard by the larger issuers is a positive, as these issuers act as a catalyst for the whole market and move it to a more mature state.”

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