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Biggest insurers failing to get to grips with adaptation, says ShareAction
06 July 2026 -
Dawes named FCA director of sustainable finance
06 July 2026 -
ASTM publishes inaugural green finance framework
06 July 2026 -
TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB
06 July 2026 -
Pakistan unveils rules for ESG-themed mutual funds
06 July 2026 -
EIB approves €345m green loan for Alperia
06 July 2026 -
Garanti BBVA issues €30m green bond for sustainable agriculture in Türkiye
03 July 2026 -
CSRD 'simplification' saga nears end with adoption of EU standards
03 July 2026 -
New financial instruments for nature shouldn't be prioritised, says Triodos
03 July 2026 -
Video: SGXs Herry Cho on sustainable finance market development in Asia
03 July 2026 -
Remove coal exclusion in SFDR transition category, PRI says
03 July 2026 -
Supervisors consult on cuts to taxonomy indicators to 'simplify' reporting
02 July 2026 -
Climate solutions should not be a 'winner-takes-all', says TNC
02 July 2026 -
Essential to resist fossil fuel lobby to water down ETS, says ECB's Elderson
02 July 2026 -
Green Guarantee Company secures €32m to expand climate guarantees
02 July 2026 -
Kawasaki launches transition bond for liquefied hydrogen supply chain
02 July 2026 -
'Paris-aligned benchmarks' out of favour in fragmented transition, Lazard says
02 July 2026 -
Adaptation investment being blocked, report finds
02 July 2026 -
UK forum to define carbon in bid to develop market
02 July 2026 -
US-Iran conflict shows NGFS assumptions 'don't hold' amid fragmented transition
01 July 2026 -
Sovereign 'tension' with corporate sustainable bond investments needs addressing
01 July 2026 -
VPBank upsizes debut sustainability-linked loan to $1.4bn
01 July 2026 -
Banco BPM enters growing green Tier 2 bond market
01 July 2026 -
Gresham House acquires major US timberland manager
01 July 2026
- Human rights impacts should be part of nature disclosure
- Using the SDGs to invest in sovereign debt
- The dark side of AI investment
- Clifford Capital targets $600m for transition vehicle
- Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company
- AI data centre sustainable debt spurs innovation - and risk
- 'Paris-aligned benchmarks' out of favour in fragmented transition, Lazard says
- Lloyds launches UK food and nature resilience fund
- CSRD 'simplification' saga nears end with adoption of EU standards
- Supervisors consult on cuts to taxonomy indicators to 'simplify' reporting
EMEA Sustainable Bond Issuance
This graph depicts year-on-year sustainable bond issuance in Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2021. 2021 is the peak for the region, with around $530 billion issued across 1370 bonds. 2022 saw a notable decrease in dollar issuance, due to several factors, such as rising interest rates and tighter financial conditions in the region. 2023-2024 showed the stabilisation of the market, with dollar issuance rebounding modestly.
Headwinds, like geopolitical conflict and an ‘anti-ESG backlash’ stopped 2025 issuance from extending two years of growth in 2023-24. Issuance in 2026 may suggest some signs of recovery in the region, with EMEA Q1 2026 dollar issuance exceeding 2025 Q1 dollar issuance by $19 billion. However, Q1 2026 issuance is still $11 billion below Q1 2024’s, suggesting the market has not yet fully recovered.
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