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How Green Bonds Will Fund a Green Future

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: More securities labeled as environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds are being issued by a wider variety of companies than ever before. This is a welcome development, because such financing will play a critical role in the global transition to a greener world. But not all ESG-labeled bonds are equal.

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GSS+ Bonds Cross US$4 Trillion Threshold in H1

Chris Hall

Green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition ( GSS+ ) bonds are shaking off recent macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility, with the market on track to hit US$5 trillion in combined issuance by the end of the year. Green bonds made up 62% of the total aligned GSS+ debt (US$278.8

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Sustainable Bond Volumes Outperform Broader Market to Reach Record Share: Moody’s

ESG Today

Sustainable bond issuance outperformed the broader market in the second quarter of 2022, reaching a record 15% of global total issuance, according to a new report from Moody’s ESG Solutions. The post Sustainable Bond Volumes Outperform Broader Market to Reach Record Share: Moody’s appeared first on ESG Today.

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Africa’s GSS+ Bond Market Ripe for Growth

Chris Hall

Despite development barriers, opportunities are emerging for investment in sustainable assets in growing market. Africa has seen rapid growth in issuance of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSS+) bonds and could prove enticing to investors, in spite of existing challenges.

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S&P Acquires Largest Sustainable Bond Rating Provider Shades of Green

ESG Today

Shades of Green’s Second Party Opinions (SPOs) are independent, research-based assessments on companies’ and governments’ green, sustainability and sustainability-linked debt issuances and frameworks, evaluating alignment with market standards, typically provided before any borrowing is raised. trillion 2 years ago.

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ECB Launches New Financed Emissions and Sustainable Finance Indicators to Track Climate Risk

ESG Today

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today the publication of a series of new statistical indicators aimed at helping to analyze climate-related risks in the financial sector and track the progress of the sustainable finance market. For this, the development of high-quality data is key.”

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GSSS: A Direct Path to a Just Transition

Chris Hall

Sovereigns have been relatively late entrants to sustainable bond markets following corporates and supra-national entities (such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), which issued the first green debt securities in the mid-2000s.