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- Title
永續金融之發展與治理-以社會責任債券為中心.
- Authors
陳 盈 如
- Abstract
Sustainability is nowadays one of the hot issues in the world, and sustainable finance has also become a focus in investment circle. This article will explore the less-attended social bonds amongst sustainable bonds. The so-called social bonds refer to the use of proceeds raised by bonds issued for investment projects with positive social purposes and benefits. Except for the restrictions on the use of proceeds, they are the same in all other aspects of corporate bonds in Taiwan. This article will first discuss the definition of sustainability in finance; then introduces what standards an eligible social bond should meet under ICMA’s Social Bond Principles; thirdly, the article will analyze greenwash, which is the biggest concern of all regarding the development of various sustainable financial products is also called "impact wash" in social bonds. This article will analyze the available international supervisory mechanisms that can mitigate the risk of impact wash. Finally, in addition to regulatory means, this article will discuss whether bondholders have other ex-ante supervision when the issuer performs its sustainability obligations and subsequent reliefs in case of issuer’s non-performance.
- Publication
Taiwan Financial & Economic Law Review, 2024, Vol 6, Issue 1, p153
- ISSN
2618-0588
- Publication type
Article