Understanding the Legal Aspects of Green Bonds in Indonesia

 

Green finance has been rapidly growing all over the world due to initiatives taken by governments and corporations which utilizes green finance in order to achieve climate goals, including in Indonesia. Recently, Indonesia has taken significant steps to promote green finance growth, including issuing relevant regulations to provide regulatory frameworks for green bonds. In December 2017, the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan or OJK) issued a regulation which governs green bond issuance. The Regulation was based on the Green Bond Principles developed by the International Capital Market Association, with adaptations specific to the Indonesian capital market.

This ARMA Update will further discuss Indonesia’s green bond legal framework, including business activities categorized as environmentally friendly projects, funding flow of green bonds, and incentives for green bonds issuance.

Please see our Update regarding the regulations in English (here).

Bahasa Indonesia

Keuangan hijau telah berkembang pesat di seluruh dunia karena berbagai inisiatif yang diambil oleh pemerintah dan perusahaan yang memanfaatkan pembiayaan hijau dalam rangka mencapai tujuan-tujuan iklim, termasuk di Indonesia. Baru-baru ini, Indonesia telah mengambil langkah-langkah signifikan untuk mendorong pertumbuhan keuangan hijau, termasuk menerbitkan peraturan yang relevan dalam rangka menyediakan kerangka peraturan untuk green bonds. Pada bulan Desember 2017, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan mengeluarkan peraturan yang mengatur penerbitan green bonds. Peraturan ini didasarkan pada Green Bond Principles yang dikembangkan oleh International Capital Market Association, dengan penyesuaian khusus untuk pasar modal Indonesia.

ARMA Update ini akan membahas lebih lanjut kerangka hukum mengenai green bonds di Indonesia, termasuk kegiatan usaha yang dikategorikan sebagai kegiatan usaha berwawasan lingkungan, aliran pendanaan green bonds, dan insentif atas penerbitan green bonds.

Mohon untuk melihat Update kami atas peraturan ini dalam bahasa Inggris (di sini).


Disclaimer:
This client update is the property of ARMA Law and intended for providing general information and should not be treated as legal advice, nor shall it be relied upon by any party for any circumstance. ARMA Law has no intention to provide a specific legal advice with regard to this client update.

 
 

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