Do green bond investors care about the issuer's sustainability reporting assurance quality?

This project intends to address an emerging and essential question: Is the quality of corporate CSR reporting assurance relevant for capital market participants' decision-making? In particular, I will focus on the global green bond market and examine whether investors have priced the quality of third-party assurance on the issuer's CSR reporting at the time of issue.

The project is ongoing and expected to finish by the end of June 30, 2023.