Scope
Issuers voluntarily using the 'European Green Bond' designation
EU · regulation
EU Green Bond Standard
Regulation (EU) 2023/2631
In forceApplies 2024-12-21
Penalties
ESMA-registered reviewer regime; national supervision of designation use
Last verified
2026-08-22
In plain language
What this law does
Voluntary gold standard: proceeds fully allocated to Taxonomy-aligned activities (15% flexibility pocket), external review, and supervised external-reviewer registration.
Core obligations
Taxonomy-aligned allocation; standardised factsheets and allocation/impact reports; external review
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