MEPs on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs debated on Thursday 13 January the draft report by Paul Tang (S&D, Netherlands) on establishing a European Green Bond (EuGB) standard. This project forms an integral part of the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Strategy, which was presented on 6 July 2021 (see EUROPE B12756A14).
The aim of the text is to combat ‘greenwashing’ and to restore confidence in market operators. As Mr Tang said in his introduction, “the bond...