Scholars
Hilda Afeku-Amenyo
Montclair State University
Based in
United States
North America
Hilda Afeku-Amenyo is a sustainable finance researcher currently pursuing her PhD at Montclair State University. With a decade of experience in the financial services sector and her ongoing degree in environmental science, she is poised to make significant contributions to the financing of the global sustainability agenda. Her research interests encompass green and blue bonds, ESG, the clean energy transition, and funding clean technology.
Her doctoral research focuses on the intersection of green bonds and the clean energy transition. It emphasizes the critical need for investments in low-carbon infrastructure and renewable energy sources to facilitate the shift to a low-carbon economy at the local government level, using New Jersey as a base case. Green bonds, particularly green general obligation bonds and green revenue bonds, serve as essential financial tools in mobilizing debt capital markets to finance local sustainable initiatives.
Hilda’s work explores the performance, impact, challenges, and socio-political aspects of these financial instruments. It also investigates the funding limitations of local governments and municipalities in the U.S., highlighting political, regulatory, technical, economic, social, and environmental barriers to the sustainable energy transition. Her research underscores the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and frameworks to guide decision-makers through the energy transition, while also stressing the need for tailored financial solutions that consider the unique social and environmental characteristics of sustainable projects and bond issuers.
Country(ies) of Specialty
Ghana United StatesFocus areas of expertise
Greenwashing Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Renewable energyPublications
Articles
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2015). How banks in Ghana can be positioned strategically for Ghana’s oil discovery. [MBA Thesis, Coventry University]. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27205.87528
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2021). The outlook for debt from emerging markets – as a great opportunity for investors or as an “accident waiting to happen?” https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25528.15369
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2022). The present value of growth opportunities in green bond issuers [MBA Thesis, University of North
Carolina Wilmington]. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33916.76164
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (n.d.). Assessing the relationship between ESG ratings, green bonds and firm financing practices. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19367.76962
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2024). Analyzing the determinants of ESG scores in Green Bond Issuers: Insights from Regression Analysis. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24689.29286
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2024b, July). Can green finance lead the electrification of rural Ghana? CITI Newsroom. https://citinewsroom.com/2024/07/can-green-finance-lead-the-electrification-of-rural-ghana-article/
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2024c, July). The role of Green Finance product innovation in enhancing sustainability efforts. Business & Financial Times. https://thebftonline.com/2024/07/23/the-role-of-green-finance-product-innovation-in-enhancing-sustainability-efforts/
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2024d, July). Women: Super agents of environmental sustainability. Graphic Online. https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-women-super-agents-of-environmental-sustainability.html
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2024d, July). The role of Green Finance product innovation in enhancing sustainability efforts. Business and Financial Times. https://thebftonline.com/2024/07/23/the-role-of-green-finance-product-innovation-in-enhancing-sustainability-efforts/
Afeku-Amenyo, H. (2024f, August). Employee Sustainability Knowledge: A Catalyst for Green Finance Product Innovation. Business and Financial Times. https://thebftonline.com/2024/08/06/employee-sustainability-knowledge-a-catalyst-for-green-finance-product-innovation/