Climate Bonds Blog
Brazil Leads in Scaling Up Sustainable Finance – Climate Bonds Connect 2024 in São Paulo
Agri-Food Sector Set for Important Decade
With the global population projected to reach close to ten billion by 2050, the agri-food sector has to expand. Balancing current and future production with nature preservation will be a major challenge.
Climate Bonds Initiative is proud to announce the winners of the 9th Climate Bonds Awards, celebrating top achievers in sustainable finance for 2023. This event acknowledges the contributions of emerging markets, financial institutions, and governments that have been instrumental in advancing the market over the past year.
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.