Sustainable Debt Global State of the Market 2022

Abstract

sustainable debt global state of the market $4.4tn cummulative aligned gss+ social $821bn green $2.8tn sustainability $768bn slb $48.6bn prepared by climate bonds initiative contents 1. introduction 2 2. report highlights 3 3. green 5 4. sustainability 9 5. social 12 6. sustainability-linked bonds 14 7. the sovereign gss+ bond club 18 8. adaptation and resilience 20 9. spotlight: blue-labelled volume swells in 2023 22 10. policy spotlight 25 11. outlook 27 appendix 28 references 30 1. introduction this is the 13th iteration of climate bonds initiative’s (climate bonds) global state of the market report. the scope of this report includes analysis of green, social, and sustainability (gss) bonds considered to be in alignment with climate bonds database methodologies (appendix) plus sustainabilitylinked bonds (slbs). aligned gss+ scorecard by the end of 2023, climate bonds had recorded usd5.5tn of cumulative gss and slb (collectively gss+) volume, of which usd4.4tn (80%) was found to be aligned. this indicates strong appetite for thematic debt, with the difference between the two numbers highlighting the rigour of climate bonds curation. this report describes the shape and size of the aligned gss+ debt market as of 31 december 2023. green social sustainability slb aligned gss+ usd2.8tn usd821bn usd768bn usd48.6 usd4.4tn total size of market (cumulative) number of countries number of currencies about the climate bonds initiative climate bonds is an international organisation …

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