green bonds

Cost efficiency of municipal green bonds’ measures: a marginal abatement cost curves approach

Journal article / This paper investigates the cost-efficiency of the carbon reduction measures financed in Swedish municipalities through the scheme of municipal green bonds.

SEI Finance for Sustainable Development Programme

Program / Our mission is to help accelerate the allocation of capital to sustainable economic activities.

Financial flows of five leading banks in Sweden since the Paris Agreement

SEI report / A research report for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency examines domestic and international flows of the largest lenders in Sweden post-climate rules.

Aligning financial flows under the Paris Agreement: the case of banks in Sweden

SEI brief / A recent study for Swedish EPA mapped financial flows of the five biggest lenders in Sweden. The results suggest limited alignment with the Paris Agreement.

Sustainability-linked bonds – their potential to promote issuers’ transition to net-zero emissions and future research directions

Journal article / This article comments on the potential of sustainability-linked bonds to contribute to the decarbonization of the real economy.

Implications of the European Union Trade Strategy for Eastern Africa

Past event / The workshop brings together experts on trade, environment, and climate change from East Africa to review the current state of knowledge on EU trade strategies.

Financial instruments for investing in sustainable cities

Feature / This fact sheet examines how municipal governments can fund investments and the types of financial instruments they can use to do this.

SEI’s Zoha Shawoo speaks to Devex about loss and damage financing

Press / SEI's Zoha Shawoo spoke to Devex about five key principles that should underpin a future financing mechanism for loss and damage from an SEI brief on the topic.

The role of private market capital in financing sustainable cities: investor and municipal views in a Swedish context

Other publication / This report aims to provide a research-based understanding of the role of external financing in helping Swedish municipalities to reach the Agenda 2030 goals.