Greenwashing and credit spread: Evidence from the Chinese green bond market

Guoquan Xu; Nuotian Lu; Yan Tong

doi:10.1016/j.frl.2022.102927

Greenwashing and credit spread: Evidence from the Chinese green bond market

Guoquan Xu, Nuotian Lu, Yan Tong^*

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This study analyzes how greenwashing affects green bond (GB) pricing. With a unique dataset, we empirically find that greenwashing does exist in the Chinese GB market, leading to higher credit spread compared to that of traditional bonds. However, green bonds with third-party certification have lower credit spread. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of trading venues and issuer ESG performance results in differential effects of third-party certification on GB credit spread. These findings enrich the understanding of green bond pricing and shed light on the development of the GB market.

源语言	英语
文章编号	102927
期刊	Finance Research Letters
卷	48
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.102927
出版状态	已出版 - 8月 2022

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