Sustainable bond issuance by coporates by region ($bn value)

The chart depicts corporate sustainable bond issuance YTD 2023. There has been a total of 331 sustainable bond issuances from corporates. The count is 218 green bonds, 24 social bonds, 34 sustainability bonds, 52 sustainability-linked bonds, and 3 transition bonds. Their total value stands at $127.1 billion. This compares to 957 issuances from corporates in the full year of 2022 with a total value of $289.4bn. Average issuance is up by roughly $82 million.

Regionally, Europe accounts for more than half of all sustainable bond issuance by corporates (54%) - $69bn. North America accounts for 18% while Asia for 17%, which is $23bn and $21.7bn, respectively. The Middle East, Oceania, South America, and Central America total up to 11% or a combined value of $13.3bn.