The growth of green bond market is spreading. The latest attention is the Hong Kong financial community, as the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council suggests new initiatives be adopted to enhance green investing.  In the words of Jessica Robinson, head of Asia (ex-Japan) at United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, the regional investment needs for green bonds are huge as very large sums of international capital are urgently needed for Asia to make the transition from a brown economy to a green economy: “The regional green bond market will be at the heart of delivering this capital and is likely to grow rapidly once the necessary infrastructure and market confidence is in place.”

Source: FSDC unveils initiatives to propel Hong Kong’s green bond market – Asia Asset Management – The Journal of Investments & Pensions