Climate Bonds Blog
Climate Bonds’ latest market report shows recorded volumes of green, social sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition (collectively GSS+) debt of USD204.8bn for Q1 2023, a 17% increase compared to the prior quarter, but a 21% YOY drop against Q1 2022. Our latest quarterly report shares the full details, read it here.
LESS THAN 1 MONTH TO GO! Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023 kicks off in Hong Kong – Register NOW!
Climate Bonds is thrilled to announce Climate Bonds CONNECT 2023, our eighth annual conference series. Building upon the success of last year's CONNECT series, we will once again bring together key decision-makers and influential financial leaders through a series of global in-person events in Hong Kong, Bogotá, New York, and London (also open to online audience).
Full event listings are as follows:
Concrete transition policies to cement a green future
Climate Bonds' new policy paper on the cement sector’s transition to net zero lays out concrete policies to underpin the cement transition and here’s why you should read it:
Celebrate the Climate Finance Pioneers — 8th Climate Bonds Awards Winners
Today, Climate Bonds presented the 8th Climate Bonds Awards, recognising organisations from emerging markets, financial institutions, and governments worldwide who led the development of the market over the course of 2022.
Climate Bonds captured USD858.5bn of new green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition (GSS+) volumes in 2022, 24% below the USD1.1tn recorded in 2021, marking the first time GSS+ volumes fell year-on-year in a decade. 2022 witnessed a contraction of the entire global bond market as soaring inflation caused fixed income markets to falter.