Örebro: Green bonds and impact reporting
Örebro Municipality was the second municipality in Sweden to issue a green bond. In 2014, the city launched its first Green Bond Framework along with the issuance of their first green bond.
The framework is developed and formulated according to ICMA´s Green Bond Principles 2018. It is the intention of Örebro Municipality to follow best practices in the market as the standards develop.
Örebro Municipality also recognizes the importance of impact reporting and they are one of the initiators of the Nordic Public Sector Issuers: Joint Position Paper on Green Bonds Impact Reporting. They have contributed actively in this initiative, aiming to advance and progress impact reporting.
In 2024 the green bond framework Örebro was updated with aims to better manage the environmental
challenges that Örebro municipality is facing and to increase the transparency of Örebro’s
sustainability work for both investors and other stakeholders.