green bonds

$865bn issuance rather than $1.5trn

In the face of the current climate crisis, we have seen financial institutions, corporations and sovereigns increasingly turn to green bonds to raise the capital required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

'Big uptake' in social bonds

Green bonds dominating

Aims to minimise volatility

Article 9 under SFDR

Exposure to green bonds and low-carbon equities

Emerging markets "disproportionately" impacted by climate change

Treasury claims issuance puts UK in top three national issuers of green bonds worldwide, with £16bn raised so far