Green and other Labelled Bonds Held Market Share in 2022 Amidst Fall of Global Fixed-Income

Climate Bonds’ Market Intelligence has revealed Green, Social, Sustainability, Sustainability-linked and transition bond (GSS+) reached collective volumes of USD863.4bn in 2022. Volumes fell year-on-year for the first time in a decade as a tough macroeconomic terrain scuppered global bond issuance across the board. Despite this, GSS+ volumes held their 5% share of the global bond market. Green bond issuance made up just over half of labelled volumes in 2022, with a USD487.1bn total. Sustainability bonds contributed USD166.4bn, social bonds totaled USD130.2bn, SLBs saw USD76.3bn volumes, whilst transition bonds saw just…

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