From Evolution to Revolution
A green bond is a bond specifically earmarked for which type of projects?
Environmental projects
What is the estimated dollar value of green bond issuances in FY2019?
A. $100 B
B. $200 B
C. $300 B
D. $400 B
B. $200 B
What was the issue size of Rabobank's 2016 Green Bond?
A. €500 million
B. €600 million
C. €700 million
D. €800 million
A. €500 million
Which subset of investors do green bonds typically attract?
Young investors
What are Bianca's passions?
A. Finance and sustainability
B. Cooking and dancing
C. Singing and partying
D. Working too late
A. Finance and sustainability
Green bonds are also referred to as what?
Climate bonds
Green bonds were a key element of the COP21 Sustainable Development goals signed in which European city?
Paris, France
Rabobank won the Environmental Finance Green Bond Award in which year?
A. 2015
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018
C. 2017
Green bonds provide investors with tax-free what?
Income
Who are the two founders of start-up Brandless?
A. Alex Rodriguez and Mary Todd
B. Rob Stevens and Kim McDonald
C. Ido Leffler and Tina Sharkey
D. Tahir Khan and Katie Shore
C. Ido Leffler and Tina Sharkey
Green bonds are typically backed by which financial statement of the issuer?
Balance sheet
The goal of the Paris Agreement is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to what level?
2 degrees Celsius
90% of Rabobank's green bond was allocated to 'SRI'. What does 'SRI' stand for?
Socially responsible investors
While green bonds will not yield the highest returns, it can give investors a hedge against what market phenomenon?
Market volatility
Which team won the Premier League during the 2018-2019 season?
Manchester City
The first green bond was issued by which international organisation?
The World Bank
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) believes what will reach $620 billion to $720 billion a year?
Green bond issuances
What is the name of the programme that enables investors to invest in renewable energy projects as well as in small companies who excel in their sustainable approach but lack the size to issue green bonds themselves?
'The Dual Approach'
Beyond finance, green bond investors are believed to gain what feeling from investing in green bonds?
A. Happiness
B. Sadness
C. Hunger
D. Personal satisfaction
D. Personal satisfaction
In which decade was Rabobank founded?
A. 1940s
B. 1950s
C. 1960s
D. 1970s
D. 1970s
The first green municipal bond was issued by which U.S. state in June 2013?
Massachusetts
Which organisation is working to establish a green bond label?
The European Commission
Name the two types of bonds within Rabobank's 'dual framework'.
1. Green Bond
2. Sustainability Bond
Investing in green bonds often embeds the issuer's what into the way the finance themselves?
A. Annual report
B. Sustainability agenda
C. Development goals
D. Environmental plan
B. Sustainability agenda
What is the warmest temperature ever recorded in the UK?
A. 38.1 degrees Celsius
B. 38.5 degrees Celsius
C. 38. 9 degrees Celsius
D. 39.1 degrees Celsius
B. 38.5 degrees Celsius