Navigating the European Green Bond Regulation: S&P Global Ratings’ Approach to European Green Bond External Reviews

Please join S&P Global Ratings’ analysts for a live webinar presenting our newly launched European Green Bond (EuGB) External Review product. The EuGB Regulation, which became applicable on 21 December 2024, establishes a voluntary designation for green bonds which fulfill specific requirements related to the use of proceeds, reporting and disclosure. Issuers seeking the EuGB designation are required to obtain pre-issuance and post-issuance external reviews from an ESMA-registered external reviewer. We will present an overview of our EuGB External Review approach, providing insights on the key areas of our analysis including our Shades of Green analysis.

Key discussion points:

• How our analysis works for each type of external review under the EuGB Regulation, including the pre-issuance review, post-issuance review, and impact report review. 
• How our Shades of Green analysis – which communicates our view of activities’ consistency with a low-carbon, climate-resilient future – interacts with the EU Taxonomy. 
• The EuGB External Review assessment process, timeline, and information requirements.

Speakers: 
Florence Devevey, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance, EMEA
Maxime Chul, Associate Director, Sustainable Finance, EMEA 

Moderator: 
Liz Bachelder, Director, Sustainable Finance Market Analytics