Volumes of sustainable debt surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2021 alone, more than doubling 2020’s end of year value, according to data compiled by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) for its 1H 2022 Sustainable Finance Market Outlook. The fastest growth for sustainability themes in debt issuance last year came from sustainability-linked loans and bonds, which are instruments for which repayment is tied to the achievement of institutional environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets, such as greenhouse gas emissions reductions. These saw more than $530 billion issued in 2021 on their own, compared…
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