Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

In an oversubscribed market, greater opportunities for investors lie in social, sustainable, SLBs and blue bonds. Thematic bonds have issuers and investors head over heels for one another ! In the GSS+ bond market, green bonds are the most established label and account for over half of labelled volumes.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Greenwashing Social Sustainability Development 52

ESG Today

JANUARY 29, 2024

Moody’s anticipates that volumes may bottom out in the region in 2024, with tailwinds from incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act driving increases in green technologies, although the report also notes uncertainty from the upcoming U.S. election on federal climate policy clouding the issuance outlook.

Green Bonds 77

Green Bonds Greenwashing Social Sustainability Decarbonize 77

Chris Hall

AUGUST 14, 2023

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

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Banking Social Sustainability Development 52

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In addition to volume growth, S&P also anticipates an expansion in bond types, with a more prominent presence for transition and blue bonds, even as green bonds continue to dominate. For 2024, the report forecasts GSSSB issuance volumes of $0.95 trillion to $1.05 trillion, growing slightly from $0.98

Green Bonds 96

Green Bonds Decarbonize Social Sustainability 96

ESG Today

JULY 27, 2023

The launch of the new funds follows several years of significant growth in the sustainable bond market, as companies and governments have turned to sustainable bonds to help finance their climate, environmental and social commitments and initiatives.

Green Bonds 82

Green Bonds Social Sustainability Sustainable Investment Development 82

ESG Today

JULY 29, 2022

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. Moody’s maintained its forecast for stronger GSSS volumes in the second half of the year, and its $1 trillion full year estimate.

Green Bonds 99

Green Bonds Social Sustainability Banking Development 99

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Issuances of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds fell in the third quarter of 2022, but continued to remain more resilient than the broader bond market, growing to a record 16% share of the market in the quarter, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

Green Bonds 112

Green Bonds Social Sustainability Sustainable Investment 112

ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The quarter also saw a continued divergence in regional GSSS trends, with sustainable bond volumes representing 19% of total bond issuance in Europe year-to-date, compared to only 4.5% Despite the pullback, Moody’s maintained its full year forecast for green bond issuance of $550 billion, up more than 10% over 2022.

Green Bonds 95

Green Bonds Paris Agreement Social Sustainability Climate Change 95

ESG Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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.

Green Bonds 98

Green Bonds Climate Researcher Analytics Social Sustainability 98

ESG Today

JULY 5, 2023

Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), the manager and developer of Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, announced the completion of a new 10-year €400 million sustainability-linked bond (SLB), with the cost of debt on the bond tied to a series of the airport operations group’s climate-related goals.

Green Bonds 85

Green Bonds Social Sustainability Development 85

Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2023

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.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Banking Development Social Sustainability 52

ESG Today

JULY 31, 2023

For the second quarter, GSSS bond issuance volumes of $258 billion were flat over the same period last year, recovering from a sharp decline in the second half of 2022, and significantly outperforming the broader market, with GSSS bonds rising to 15% share of global bond market issuance.

Green Bonds 68

Green Bonds Greenwashing Social Sustainability 68

Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

Climate Bonds’ newly released annual report highlighted the discrepancy in green bond issuance volumes between developing and emerging markets last year. . Three quarters (73%) of green bond issuance originated from developed markets (DM), while 21% came from EMs. trillion, the Climate Bonds report said.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds UNEP Climate Change Development 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 25, 2022

Achieving net zero by 2050 could require the climate bond universe to reach US$36 trillion by 2025 and over US$60 trillion by 2030, it added. The ESG-labelled bond markets are typically considered to include green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Net Zero Paris Agreement Banking 52

ESG Today

JANUARY 24, 2023

The sustainable finance indicators track the issuance and holdings of debt instruments with sustainability characteristics, such as green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds in the euro area, providing information on the proceeds raised to finance sustainable projects.

Green Bonds 91

Green Bonds Banking Climate Change Analytics 91

ESG Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

For the report, Sustainable Fitch examined the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked labeled bonds rated by its ESG Ratings service, with a focus on the instruments’ Use of Proceeds’ contribution to green and social impact, and the level of transparency and ambition in project or target selection.

Green Bonds 81

Green Bonds Climate Change Analytics Social Sustainability 81

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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.

Green Bonds 68

Green Bonds Banking Greenwashing Social Sustainability 68

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Issuance volumes for SLBs were particularly weak in the second half of the year, as issuers faced scrutiny of the credibility and robustness of their linked sustainability targets, as well as the sector’s exposure to high-yield issuance.

Decarbonize 76

Decarbonize Net Zero Green Bonds Greenwashing 76

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Global sustainable bond issuance surged in 2021, with data providers estimating total volumes just above or below US$1 trillion; green bonds accounted for roughly half. trillion by the end of 2022. Transition challenges. But issuance by sovereigns will grow from a low base, especially in Asia.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Net Zero Development Banking 52

B the Change

APRIL 16, 2023

Social sustainability requires considering their needs. There’s a need for examples of organizations with “successful social justice strategies and processes,” wrote a North American academic. Get Started: What Is Social Sustainability provides an overall framework for action. Sustainable Finance 10.

Supply Chains 105

Supply Chains Supply Chain Sustainability Professional Climate Change 105

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sustainability bonds and loans achieve scale One of the greatest challenges for the impact ecosystem has been the creation of scalable instruments that can attract institutional investors into projects that create financial returns alongside environmental and societal benefits.

Impact Investing 98

Impact Investing Green Bonds Climate Change Development 98

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Our sustainable debt markets are designed to highlight sustainable investment opportunities to investors with a green, social or sustainable investment agenda. The number of sustainable debt instruments listed on Nasdaq grew by 11% during 2022 and the volume of listed bonds grew by 27%.

Sustainable Investment 147

Sustainable Investment Green Bonds Analytics Social Sustainability 147

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The MS INVF Calvert Sustainable Climate Transition Fund and MS INVF Calvert Sustainable Global Green Bond Fund are two new Article 9-compliant Luxembourg-domiciled global responsible investing funds developed in partnership with Calvert Research and Management.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Carbon Offsets Sustainable Investment Waste 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

An important key to unlocking that finance lies in green and sustainable emerging market bonds, which promise lenders both returns and the opportunity to invest in projects with an ESG impact. EMIA lists recipients of the gold standard on its site.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Banking Investment Banker Greenwashing 52

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In addition to impact funds, there are a growing variety of debt funds, specialised green bonds and listed equity funds that aim to apply E&S frameworks to generate positive impacts. Early movers, such as Robeco and BNP Paribas that deploy E&S frameworks on thematic funds, can directly impact a company’s future strategy.

UNEP 52

UNEP Paris Agreement Green Bonds Development 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

Climate Bonds Initiative’s (CBI) Market Intelligence report found green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked (SLB) and transition bonds (collectively known as GSS+) had fallen from over a record US$1 trillion in 2021 to US$863.4 Of that total, sustainability bonds contributed US$166.4

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Analytics Social Sustainability 52

Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2023

Strategy looks to invest in issuers “actively” shifting towards renewables, environmentally sustainable practices. It will be available both as a SICAV – the JPMorgan Funds – Green Social Sustainable Bond Fund (SICAV), and as an ETF, the JPMorgan ETFs (Ireland) ICAV – Green Social Sustainable Bond UCITS ETF.

Social Sustainability 52

Social Sustainability Green Bonds Sustainable Investment Development 52

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Benchmarked against the iBoxx Global Green, Social, Sustainability index, it will be assessed at the issuer level for both ESG-labelled debt, including sustainable bonds, and non-labelled debt. The fight against climate change has driven strong growth momentum in the global green bond market.

Green Bonds 40

Green Bonds Negative Screening Global Economy Positive Screening 40