健康科技公司飞利浦宣布其新发行的6.5亿欧元绿色债券定价,这是该公司乃至医疗行业首支按照欧盟《欧洲绿色债券》(EuGB)标准发行的债券。
EuGB
法规于2023年11月由欧盟通过,由欧盟委员会发起制定,旨在为绿色债券建立“黄金标准”,以打击“漂绿”行为并推动欧盟可持续金融
市场的发展。
根据该法规,所有使用EuGB标识发行的债券所得资金必须投资于符合欧盟分类法的经济活动。同时,采用EuGB标识发行债券的公司还必须遵守严格的透明度要求,包括披露债券所得资金的具体用途、承诺实施绿色转型计划,并就投资对相关计划的贡献情况进行报告。
英文原文如下:Philips Issues its First EuGB-Aligned Green Bond
Health technology company Philips announced the pricing of its new €650 million green bond offering, he first by the company – and in the healthcare industry – to be issued under the EU’s European Green Bond (EuGB) standard.
Adopted by the EU in November 2023, the EuGB regulation was launched by the European Commission to establish a “gold standard” for green bonds, in order to combat greenwashing and advance the sustainable finance market in the EU.
Under the regulation, all proceeds from instruments issued using an EuGB designation are required to be invested in economic activities that are aligned with the EU Taxonomy. Companies issuing bonds under the EuGB designation are also required to follow strict transparency criteria, including disclosing how the proceeds from the bonds will be used, as well as committing to a green transition plan, and reporting on how the investments contribute to the those plans.