ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S.

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ESG Today

MAY 2, 2024

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded sharply in Q1 2024 over the prior quarter, rising 36% to $281 billion, up from $207 billion in Q4 2023, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

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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.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 29, 2025

After years of debate, the European Union Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) finally made its formal debut at the end of last year. However, all of the projects must comply with the taxonomys do no significant harm (DNSH) criteria, as well as be certified by a designated EU green bond reviewer.

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