The global Green Bonds State of the Market 2019 report, the first in a new annual series analysing each calendar year's market developments in detail including global trends in green bond, loan and sukuk issuance and avenues for market growth.
The figures are as of the end of CY 2019, and have slightly increased since our 2019 Green Bond Market Summary posted in February due to additional transactions being included.
In October 2020, we also published an interim Global State of the Market for 2020, including new analysis of the wider labelled debt universe.
Along with the report we launched an interactive data tool that enables your own selection of data sets, across different regions and currencies.
2019 green bond market highlights:
Top 3 sustainable finance trends in 2019:
1. Mainstreaming of green finance in financial system, regulatory and investor responses to climate change
2. The continued rise of a broader range of SDG-related debt labels (e.g. sustainability bonds, social bonds) and ESG-linked credit
3. Further work on market harmonization and standardization
Outlook for 2020 – 2021
- Green bond growth expected from financial institutions, sovereigns, and climate-aligned issuers
- Greater use of other labels (e.g. sustainability and social bonds), especially in light of COVID-19, as well as performance-linked instruments (e.g. KPI-linked credit facilities) to facilitate transition
- Increased focus on transitioning “brown” or “grey” sectors, such as aviation, steel, and chemicals and cement
- Harmonisation of taxonomies, especially around the EU Taxonomy, green bond guidelines and disclosure
- Certification growth as Climate Bonds Standard expands in reach and more repeat issuers adopt Programmatic Certification
A summary of the 2019 report is available here.
Our latest report on green & sustainable debt: Global Sustainable Debt H1 2020 a comprehensive review of green, social, sustainability & pandemic markets in the first six months of 2020 is available here.
