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.

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Yet, there is growing evidence that funds labeled as ‘sustainable’ do not always deliver what they promise. Research by S&P found that of 12,000 funds researched, representing US$20 trillion assets under management (AUM), only 11% were aligned with the Paris Agreement to keep temperatures below 2C increase.

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

But measures to support the goals of the Paris Agreement must now sit alongside those needed to realise the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). While it’s interesting to note that 18 WFE members report their Scope 3 emissions, more material is their role in supporting the sustainability strategies of investors.

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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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